Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine
For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.
by Jon Hamilton
Feb 01, 2018
3 minutes
When Sarah Jay had her first seizure, she was in her mid-20s and working a high-stress job at a call center in Springfield, Mo.
"I was going to go on break," she says. "I was heading towards the bathroom and then I fell and passed out."
An ambulance took Jay to the hospital but doctors there couldn't find anything wrong. Jay figured it was a one-time thing. Then a week later, she had
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