absence seizure

Noun
  1. The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.;
    Common in petit mal epilepsy (synset 114111894)
    is a type of: ictus, raptus, seizure - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
    subtypes:
    • complex absence - an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
    • pure absence, simple absence - an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
    • subclinical absence - a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
    is a part of: epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
    same as: absence

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