| NOUN | state | absence seizure, absence | the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc. |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | absence | |
| Part of | petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor | epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| subclinical absence | A transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes | |
| Broader | seizure, ictus, raptus | A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease |
| Spanish | ausencia, fuga epiléptica | |
| Catalan | absència epilèptica, absència | |
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