Which type of seizure may be difficult to detect?
a. Absence c. Simple partial
b. Generalized d. Complex partial
ANS: A
Absence seizures may go unrecognized because little change occurs in the child's behavior during the seizure. Generalized, simple partial, and complex partial seizures all have clinical manifestations that are observable.
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