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
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absence seizure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | absence |
| Type of | raptus, seizure, ictus |
| Has types | subclinical absence, pure absence, simple absence, complex absence |
Examples of absence seizure
absence seizure
Usually, a person who experiences an absence seizure has no memory of the episode.
From the sciencedaily.com
Her condition, known as absence seizure, means Snead can no longer drive.
From the orlandosentinel.com
During an absence seizure, the brain's electrical signals spontaneously coalesce into rhythmic oscillations, beginning in the neighborhood of two important brain areas, the cortex and the thalamus.
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The definition of a seizure is the absence of chaos, supplanted by a simple rhythmic pattern that carries almost no information.
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Juvenile absence epilepsy is an idiopathic generalized epilepsy with later onset than CAE, typically in prepubertal adolescence, with the most frequent seizure type being absence seizures.
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Subsequently, schools have raised further concerns with the Ministry about the lack of clarity regarding their powers of search and seizure in the absence of clear legislative authority.
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Additional seizure types appear, most often these are myoclonic, atypical absence, and complex-partial seizures.
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The only thing that doesn't fit so well is that absence seizures are not as typically associated with psychiatric symptoms as is another type of seizure condition called complex partial seizures.
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