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Whats the difference between anxiety deja vu and epilepsy deja vu?

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Brief approach: The epileptic event is sudden, paroxysmal, periodic, and associated most often with alteration of consciousness. The anxiety spells are emotionally based, chronic, and not associated with loss of awareness.

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Answered 1/9/2021

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