📋Overview
Absence seizures are brief episodes of impaired consciousness characterized by sudden, transient lapses in awareness. They are a type of generalized seizure most commonly seen in childhood and are classified under generalized epilepsy syndromes, particularly childhood absence epilepsy. The term 'absence seizure' is preferred over older terms like 'petit mal seizure.'
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