Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Secondary to Forced Normalization Phenomenon in a Patient with Eyelid Myoclonia with Absence Epilepsy (Jeavons Syndrome): A Case Report (P5-10.009)

Fernando Vasquez Lopez; Juan Carlos Vera-López; Maximiliano Salgado-Deza; Salvador Martinez-Medina; Jimena Gonzalez-Salido; Jimena Colado-Martinez; Stefan Narváez-Labuhn; Mariana Peschard-Franco; Andres Morcillo Muñoz; Katherin Milagros Plasencia Correa; Iris E. Martínez Juárez

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000217858

June 9, 2026Neurology

Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Secondary to Forced Normalization Phenomenon in a Patient with Eyelid Myoclonia with Absence Epilepsy (Jeavons Syndrome): A Case Report (P5-10.009)

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Key Points

This case report aims to describe psychogenic non-epileptic seizures resulting from forced normalization in a patient with drug-resistant eyelid myoclonia.
Descriptive case report of a patient with eyelid myoclonia and forced normalization phenomenon.
Assessment of diagnostic challenges related to PNES symptoms.
Evaluation of therapeutic approaches for managing the patient's condition.
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures were identified as a new manifestation of forced normalization in the patient.
Diagnosis of PNES presented significant challenges due to overlap with seizure disorders.
The patient faced difficulties in treatment due to the complexity of both conditions.

Implication

Case report highlights psychogenic non-epileptic seizures from forced normalization in drug-resistant epilepsy, indicating diagnostic complexities.

Abstract

To describe the first reported case of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) as a manifestation of forced normalization (FN) in a patient with drug-resistant Epileptic Eyelid Myoclonia (EEM), highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

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Lopez et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Secondary to Forced Normalization Phenomenon in a Patient with Eyelid Myoclonia with Absence Epilepsy (Jeavons Syndrome): A Case Report (P5-10.009)

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Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures Secondary to Forced Normalization Phenomenon in a Patient with Eyelid Myoclonia with Absence Epilepsy (Jeavons Syndrome): A Case Report (P5-10.009)

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