Parents bring their 6-year-old child to the emergency department
While explaining the history of the current issue, the parents report the following problem: Their child was playing normally, then suddenly quit talking, assumed a blank expression, and displayed flickering eye lids. The event lasted about 20 seconds. The nurse realizes that the child has likely experienced: a. A tonic-clonic seizure
b. A myoclonic seizure
c. Infantile spasms
d. Absence seizure
D
The symptoms described are consistent with an absence seizure.
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