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Petit mal seizure


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.
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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
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Petit mal seizure (brief "loss of contact" type seizures)
Partial complex seizure
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Absence or petit mal seizure: a short period of staring, fluttering eyelids, or twitching 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.
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A petit mal seizure involves a brief loss of awareness, which can be accompanied by blinking or mouth twitching. Petit mal seizures have a very characteristic appearance on an electroencephalogram (EEG).
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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.
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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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