Other conditions that may cause symptoms similar to seizures caused by epilepsy include:

• Fainting and loss of consciousness (syncope).
• Psychogenic seizures. These may occur in people who have or who do not have epilepsy.
• Migraine headaches.
• Fever seizures (febrile convulsions).
• Muscle twitches or tics.
• Sleep disorders.
• Breath-holding spells.
• Ménière's disease.
• Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).