Non-Epileptic Seizures in Our Experience

Markus Reuber is a Neurologist whose clinical work and research focuses on seizure disorders. He is particularly interested in the differential diagnosis of epilepsy and the aetiology and treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and has published over 200 articles on these and other neurological topics. Apart from helping to develop a clinical service for his own patients, as Chair of the Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizure Task Force of the International League Against Epilepsy, he has helped to advance the cause of individuals with PNES around the world. He is Editor-in-Chief of Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy. Gregg H. Rawlings is currently a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at The University of Sheffield, UK. He has completed a BSc and MSc in Psychology, and more recently, a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience. His doctoral thesis involved exploring the subjective experience of living with epileptic or nonepileptic seizures. He was lead author of the first systematic reviewinvestigating healthcare professional's perceptions of PNES involving nearly 4000 professionals worldwide. Steven C. Schachter is Chief Academic Officer for the Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation & Technology (CIMIT) and a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He is Past President of the American Epilepsy Society and serves on the Epilepsy Foundation of America Board of Directors. Dr. Schachter has published over 250 articles and chapters and edited or written 35 books. He is a member of the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), the Clinical Editor for Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine and founding editor and editor-in-chief of the medical journals Epilepsy & Behavior and Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.

• List of Common Abbreviations Foreword by Asti Hustvedt Foreword by Peter Wolf Foreword by Gretha Cronje Preface Acknowledgements Professional Accounts Useful Contacts Index

The writers do not try to relay a 'How to treat...' manual for this disorder or sugarcoat any of the realities of treating this population. Overall, each story is a thoughtful and honest account of their experience.