NON-EPILEPTIC PAROXYSMAL EVENTS (NEPES), MIMICKERS OR IMITATORS OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES INCLUDE PAROXYSMAL BEHAVIOURS THAT ARE NEITHER SEIZURES NOR DISORDERS. THEY MAY OCCUR AT ANY AGE, HOWEVER THEIR HIGHEST INCIDENCE IS CHILDHOOD, PARTICULARLY DURING THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF LIFE. SEIZURE MIMICKERS AFFECT AS MANY AS 20–30% OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH, AND OFTEN TREATED AS EPILEPSY FOR MANY YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT APPROXIMATELY 30% OF PATIENTS WITH GENUINE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES MAY ALSO SUFFER FROM NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES.