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This article is from the Epilepsy FAQ, by Andrew Patrick (andrew@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca) with numerous contributions by others.

43 What conditions are sometimes mis-diagnosed as Epilepsy?

Seizures occurring as a result of alcohol withdrawal, fever, or
hypoglycemia can be mistaken for Epilepsy. Other causes of seizures
that do not indicate Epilepsy are strokes, migraine headaches,
calcified blood vessels, narcolepsy, and psychogenic or pseudoseizures.

 

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