Typical absence seizure

Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:

Definition

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Taxotomy

Aetiology

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Clinical features


Awareness is clinically impaired in children but in adolescents there may be some retained awareness.

It is unusual for seizures to last greater than 45s, start during adulthood or be associated with post-ictal confusion. In these circumstances consider focal seizures with impaired awareness as a differential diagnosis.




Investigations


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Supercategory
Absence seizure
Laboratory Investigation Result

Treatment


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Research


Open questions

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