Maria comes in with a complaint of having frequent seizures that do not last for more than a few seconds. Maria says that she would often stare into space or rapidly blink for a few seconds in office and then continue with her regular work as if nothing had happened. Maria is presenting symptoms of ________.

A. atonic seizures
B. absence seizures
C. tonic seizures
D. clonic seizures


Answer: B

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