To je vrsta epileptičnog napada, a ne nikakav simptom!!!

ABSENCES (SYN: Petit mal)
Onset usually in childhood (between 4 and 12 years of age). Family history in 40% of patients.
The absence may occure many times a day with a duration of 5-15 seconds.
The patient stares vacantly, eyes may blink and myoclonic jerks occur.
Attacks may be induced by hyerventilation.
Frequebt episodes lead to falling off in scholastic performance.
Attacks rarely present beyond adolescence.
In 30% of children, adolescence may bring tonic/clonic seizures (Grand mal).
Distinction of absences from comlex partial seizures is easy; the latter are longer 30 seconds or more-and followed by headache, lethargy, confusion and automatism.
PETIT MAL STATUS

Podela epileptičnih napada
Postoji preko 30 tipova epileptičnih napada, od veoma blagih, tako da se teško i primete, do upečatljivo markantnih.
Najčešći su sledeći epileptični napadi:

Tonično klonični napad
Apsans napad
Mioklonični napad
Jednostavni parcijalni napad
Kompleksni parcijalni napad

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Note added at 4 days (2008-05-28 21:16:23 GMT) Post-grading
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