Markus Reuber

Academic Neurology Unit, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, S10 2JF Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: m.reuber@sheffield.ac.uk.

2 papers in the library · 24 citations · publishing 2011-2025

Papers

Consciousness in non-epileptic attack disorder.

Behavioural neurology January 1, 2011 Markus Reuber, M Kurthen 23 citations

Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) is a key condition to distinguish from epilepsy. This review examines clinical research on consciousness during non-epileptic attacks (NEAs) and places it within recent neuroscience and philosophy of mind debates. The authors argue that studies should differentiate between 'level' and 'content' of consciousness, as well as between 'phenomenal consciousness' and 'access consciousness'. Evidence shows great variability in NEA experiences, but in most attacks, phenomenal experience and vigilance are reduced less than in epileptic seizures involving consciousness impairment. Complete loss of consciousness is the exception, not the rule, and both patients and observers may overestimate consciousness impairments during seizures.

DOI: 10.3233/ben-2011-0315 Full text

Qualitative analysis of written accounts of functional/dissociative seizures.

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B August 1, 2025 Qing Xue, Gregg H Rawlings, Steven C Schachter et al. 1 citation

Functional/dissociative seizures (FDS) involve a complex mix of symptoms spanning physical, emotional, autonomic, and cognitive domains, according to personal accounts from 75 authors with FDS. The most common symptom domain was consciousness, mentioned by 63 of 75 authors, particularly impaired awareness, self-control, and disconnection. Motor symptoms appeared in 58 narratives, including excessive, reduced, or mixed movements. Sensations such as pain were reported by 13 authors. Arousal symptoms, especially hyperarousal, appeared in 20 accounts. Emotional symptoms, particularly anxiety, were noted by 22 authors. Cognitive issues like foggy thinking and memory deficits were described in 14 writings. These detailed descriptions may aid earlier diagnosis.

DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110436 Full text Seizures Functional neurological disorder Consciousness Neurological symptoms +1