The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy.
The longest absenceseizure, however, lasted less than a minute.
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Absenceseizures, in epileptics, weren't accompanied by abnormal movements.
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Background: Childhood absence epilepsy is a common generalized epilepsy syndrome characterized by childhood onset of frequent sporadic absenceseizures.
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She had a dim recollection that certain exotic fungi-notmore common varieties like coccidioides-couldhave brain effects that included absenceseizures and hallucinations.
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Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of long-term lamotrigine (LTG) monotherapy in Japanese and South Korean pediatric patients with newly diagnosed typical absenceseizures.