A school going boy was noted with vacant stare several times a day. There was no history of fever, seizures and neurological deterioration. What is the diagnosis -
Atonic seizures
Absence seizures
Myoclonic seizures
School phobia
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Absence seizures o Absence seizure is characterized by a few seconds of impairment of conciousness without loss of postural control. There is associated eye blinking or staring which may occur as clustered events.