Functional/dissociative seizures in a single women’s rehabilitation center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a single-center case series and thematic analysis of neuropsychiatric presentation, cultural meaning, and structural barriers to care
Frontiers in Psychiatry July 31, 2026 Yared Alemu, Yoeal Kahsay, Fikirte Weldearegay et al.
Background Functional/dissociative seizures (FDS; previously termed psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, PNES) are disabling functional neurological events associated with trauma, dissociation, psychiatric comorbidity, impaired functioning, and increased mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, limited access to video-electroencephalography (video-EEG), limited specialist services, and culturally...