Epilepsy - absences

Resource type: Frequently Asked Questions  —  Date posted: January 27th, 2012   Number of views: 1417

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What are 'absences'?

'Absences' describe a period of time when a student may

• go blank and stares.
• blinking eyes
• odd movements of the hands or noddng of the head

These can be very brief and extremely frequent.

Episodes can merge into each other, lasting for hours/ days and this is then called 'non-convulsive status epilepticus'.

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