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
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | absence |
Type of | raptus, seizure, ictus |
Has types | subclinical absence, pure absence, simple absence, complex absence |
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