Table 1

 Characteristics of the study population compared with the whole clinic population with “NES only” in the same period

Study population (n = 78)Whole clinic population (n = 184)
*Confirmed diagnosis of non-epileptic seizures only.
NES, non-epileptic seizures.
Female57 (73%)138 (74%)
Male21(27%)46 (25%)
Learning disability9 (11.5%)11 (6%)
Age at referral (years) (mean (SD))39.62 (14.35)38.09 (14.17)
Age of first event (years) (mean (SD))32.42 (15.35)31.49 (14.49)