Can Pseudoseizures Cause Memory Loss?

Individuals suffering from psychogenic nonepileptic seizures with posttraumatic stress disorder have significant verbal and visual memory impairments, and a greater likelihood of a history of substance abuse than individuals without PTSD, even if those individuals have a history of trauma, investigators have found in a ...

Do Pseudoseizures cause brain damage?

Can psychogenic nonepileptic seizures cause brain damage or be fatal? A PNES episode cannot by itself cause brain injury or death. However, if during the episode, the patient suffers a blow or physical injury, the situation changes.

Can seizures make you lose your memory?

Over time, repeated temporal lobe seizures can cause the part of the brain that's responsible for learning and memory (hippocampus) to shrink. Brain cell loss in this area may cause memory problems.