When non-epileptic seizures fool the experts.

Even when non-epileptic seizures are correctly diagnosed, appropriate treatment recommendations may not be fully or correctly implemented. We present a case of a 17-year-old girl with frequent non-epileptic seizures who presented for frequent trips to the emergency room (ER) and was admitted to an inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Facility. Despite being informed that episodes were non-epileptic seizures, various staff and healthcare providers at the psychiatric hospital continued to send the patient to the ER to treat suspected epileptic seizures.