Petit mal seizures often affect people younger than 20, and children between the ages of 4 and 12 are most likely to have them. Most children with
petit mal seizures have an otherwise normal neurological system.
Full article >>>Petit mal seizures occur most commonly in people under age 20, usually in children ages 6 to 12. They may occur in combination with other types of
seizures.
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Petit Mal Seizure Complications
Learning disabilities Absence status epilepticus
Injury from
falls Injury caused by
seizure during driving/operating machinery
Side effects of medications (with or without symptoms) ...
Full article >>>Petit mal seizure (brief "loss of contact" type
seizures)
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seizure (
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Full article >>>Absence or
petit mal seizure: a short period of staring, fluttering eyelids, or tw
itching of facial
muscles. Each
seizure may last only 10 to 30 seconds, but hundreds may happen each day. Usually you do not remember the
seizure.
Full article >>>A
petit mal seizure involves a brief loss of awareness, which can be accompanied by blinking or mouth tw
itching.
Petit mal seizures have a very characteristic appearance on an electroencephalogram (
EEG).
Full article >>>The least dramatic of these are absence
seizures (also known as
petit mal seizures), which consist of brief episodes of altered awareness during which the child may appear to be daydreaming.
Full article >>>absence
seizures (
petit mal seizures) - These
seizures are characterized by an altered state of
consciousness and staring episodes. Typically the child's posture is maintained during the
seizure. The mouth or face may move or the
eyes may blink.
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