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Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Epilepsy
Other conditions that may cause symptoms similar to seizures caused by epilepsy include:
- Fainting and loss of consciousness (Reference syncope Opens New Window).
- Reference Psychogenic seizures Opens New Window. These may occur in people who have or who do not have epilepsy.
- Reference Migraine headaches Opens New Window.
- Reference Fever seizures Opens New Window (febrile convulsions).
- Muscle twitches or Reference tics Opens New Window.
- Sleep disorders.
- Reference Breath-holding spells Opens New Window.
- Reference Ménière's disease Opens New Window.
- Reference Transient ischemic attacks Opens New Window (TIAs).
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| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 26, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics
Reference Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
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