The role of stand-alone videos in the diagnosis of seizures

•Stand-alone videos are increasingly used to assist with the diagnosis of seizures and seizure-like events.•They are a powerful extension of the history.•Videos are manily useful for the differential diagnosis of seizure vs mimics. The diagnosis of seizures and seizure mimics relies primarily on the history, but history has well-known limitations. Video recordings of events are a powerful extension of the history because they allow neurologists to view the events in question. In addition, they are readily available in situation, whereas the gold standard of EEG-video is not. That includes underserved or rural areas, and events that are too infrequent to be captured during a few days of EEG-video monitoring. Brief cellphone videos have been shown to be valuable to suggest or guide the correct diagnosis.