Is there a link between child sex abuse and epilepsy?

Always happy to answer questions though not sure how much more I can add.  

Thanks, David. I'll pass this on. If she wants to find out more, should I have her contact you or someone else?

There is definitely an association between childhood sexual abuse and what are called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).  These are not true seizures because there is no abnormal electrical brain activity on EEG when the PNES is in progress.  However, PNES look just like true epilepsy since the outward effect on the person having the PNES is nearly identical to true epilepsy.  Definitive diagnosis of PNES may require simultaneous video and EEG recording for up to 5 days to ensure a PNES event occurs.  Only a few medical centers around the world offer this.

I'm not aware of any data that show PNES gets better when the effects of childhood sexual abuse are treated but I strongly suspect that would be the case.