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This review highlights our understanding of episodic phenomena in children
and adolescents that resemble epileptic seizures. Although the initial focu
s is on psychogenically determined nonepileptic seizures (NES; pseudoseizur
es), other forms of conversion symptoms are also discussed. We subsequently
examine the diverse nonpsychogenic, nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders that
may be encountered in this age group.