Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures. In the past, absence epilepsy was referred to as "pyknolepsy," a term derived from...
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consciousness (focal seizure), to a subtle momentary loss of awareness (absence seizure). These episodes usually last less than two minutes and it takes some...
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classification identified febrile seizures, absence seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, focal seizures, impaired awareness seizures, and status epilepticus...
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A generalized tonic–clonic seizure, commonly known as a grand mal seizure or GTCS, is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive...
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informal logic Absence seizure, one of several kinds of seizures The Absence (band), an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida Absence (Dälek album)...
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Epilepsy (redirect from Seizure disorder)
There are six main types of generalized seizures: tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, myoclonic, absence, and atonic seizures. They all involve loss of consciousness...
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Spike-and-wave (section Absence epilepsy)
during epileptic seizures. A spike-and-wave discharge is a regular, symmetrical, generalized EEG pattern seen particularly during absence epilepsy, also...
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seizures. These seizures tend to occur early in the morning. Patients with JME may also have generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence seizures....
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Convulsion (section Epileptic seizures)
injuries. Not all generalized seizures produce convulsions. For example, in an absence seizure, also known as a petit mal seizure, the brain experiences electrical...
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is only one seizure type observed at time of diagnosis: typical absence seizure. Typical absence seizure is a generalized onset seizure characterized...
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