Research supports smartphone videos for diagnosing epilepsy and psychogenic seizures

A high-quality seizure video, taken on a smartphone, increases the accuracy of epilepsy and psychogenic seizure diagnosis compared with history and physical exam alone, says a recent study in JAMA Neurology. The study found that smartphone videos may be particularly useful for diagnosing psychogenic seizures, reducing misdiagnoses and treatment delays.

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