A mother reports that her child has episodes where he appears to be staring into space. This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?
a. Absence
b. Atonic
c. Tonic-clonic
d. Simple partial
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A Absence seizures are very brief episodes of altered awareness. The child has a
blank expression.
B Atonic seizures cause an abrupt loss of postural tone, loss of consciousness,
confusion, lethargy, and sleep.
C Tonic-clonic seizures involve sustained generalized muscle contractions
followed by alternating contraction and relaxation of major muscle groups.
D There is no change in level of consciousness with simple partial seizures. Simple
partial seizures consist of motor, autonomic, or sensory symptoms.
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