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===Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures===
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Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are described as neurobehavioral conditions<ref name="pmid32582005">{{cite journal |last1=Anzellotti |first1=F |last2=Dono |first2=F |last3=Evangelista |first3=G |last4=Di Pietro |first4=M |last5=Carrarini |first5=C |last6=Russo |first6=M |last7=Ferrante |first7=C |last8=Sensi |first8=SL |last9=Onofrj |first9=M |title=Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures and Pseudo-Refractory Epilepsy, a Management Challenge. |journal=Frontiers in Neurology |date=2020 |volume=11 |pages=461 |doi=10.3389/fneur.2020.00461 |pmid=32582005|pmc=7280483 |doi-access=free }}</ref> or "psychogenic illnesses" which occur not due to the electrical disturbances in a person's brain but due to mental and emotional stress.<ref name="www.medicalnewstoday.com" /> PNES are an important differential diagnosis and a common occurrence in epilepsy centers.<ref name="pmid28275874">{{cite journal |last1=Asadi-Pooya |first1=AA |title=Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a concise review. |journal=Neurological Sciences |date=June 2017 |volume=38 |issue=6 |pages=935–940 |doi=10.1007/s10072-017-2887-8 |pmid=28275874|s2cid=4227746 }}</ref> According to the ''5th Edison of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM 5), PNES is classified as a "conversion disorder" or Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder characterized by alterations in behavior, motor activity, consciousness, and sensation.<ref name="pmid29157502">{{cite journal |last1=Doss |first1=JL |last2=Plioplys |first2=S |title=Pediatric Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Concise Review. |journal=Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America |date=January 2018 |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=53–61 |doi=10.1016/j.chc.2017.08.007 |pmid=29157502}}</ref> A few neuroimaging (functional and structural) studies suggest that PNES may replicate sensorimotor alterations, emotional regulation, cognitive control, and integration of neural circuits.<ref name="x822">{{cite web | last=Huff | first=J. Stephen | last2=Lui | first2=Forshing | last3=Murr | first3=Najib I. | title=Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures | publisher=StatPearls Publishing | date=2024-02-25 | pmid=28722901 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441871/ | access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>