The nurse is preparing to admit a 10-year-old child with absence seizures. What clinical features of absence seizures should the nurse recognize? (Select all that apply.)
a. There is no aura.
b. There is a postictal state.
c. They usually last longer than 30 seconds.
d. There is a brief loss of consciousness.
e. There is an occasional clonic movement.
ANS: A, D, E
Clinical features of absence seizures include no auras, a brief loss of consciousness, and an occasional clonic movement. There is no postictal state, and the seizures rarely last longer than 30 seconds.
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