Stress triggers rare seizures in student

Episodes caused by rare neurological condition often mimic epilepsy

- BY SAJILA SASEENDRAN Chief Reporter

Lina (name changed on request) began suffering sudden, seizure-like episodes that often lasted for hours, sometimes occurring four or five times a day.

The unexplained attacks forced the Abu Dhabi resident to take a break from medical school and spend long stretches in hospital wards. “The seizures made it impossible for me to go about my daily life,” she recalled on the eve of World Mental Health Day observed on October 10.