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Non-epileptic Paroxysmal Events

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This chapter reviews paroxysmal disorders in childhood that appear similar to seizures but are not epileptic. Most of the symptoms discussed below are benign and self-limited. Paroxysmal events are arranged by their most common age of onset and include parasomnias, benign movement disorders, and psychiatric symptoms.

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Armstrong-Javors, A. (2022). Non-epileptic Paroxysmal Events. In: Dredge, D.C. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Epilepsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08290-5_8

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