Adam's parents take him to the doctor because he has been behaving strangely lately--falling to the ground, twitching, appearing to lose consciousness. The doctor does some testing and finds no electrical disruptions in Adam's brain in association with these episodes, but is persuaded that Adam is not faking. Adam's physician indicates that this behavior is consistent with

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Pseudoseizures, also known as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), are episodes that resemble epileptic seizures but do not have the electrical disruptions in the brain that characterize epilepsy. They are often associated with psychological factors rather than neurological ones.

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