This form of epilepsy almost always starts in childhood.For the above patient with clinical symptoms and signs, select the most likely seizure type
simple partial seizure
complex partial seizures
tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures
absence (petit mal) seizures
Absence seizures almost always begin in young children (age 6-14). They may first present as learning difficulties in school. The EEG is diagnostic, revealing brief 3-Hz spike and wave discharges occurring synchronously throughout all the leads.
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