Journal des troubles de stress traumatique et de leur traitement

Separation Anxiety Disorder Presenting with Pseudo-Convulsive Episodes: A Case Study

Agata Czyzowicz, Brian Greenfield

A 13-year-old female presented with symptoms resemblingseizures. After several neurologic and psychiatric assessments, a final diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder (SAD) was made.Our case report briefly explains the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of SAD, and how a physician can be fooled by and a typical presentation.