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Absence (petit mal) is classified as? A. partial seizure with elementary symptomatology B. Partial seizure with...

Absence (petit mal) is classified as?

A. partial seizure with elementary symptomatology

B. Partial seizure with complex symptomatology

C. Unclassified epileptic seizure (due to incomplete data

D. Primary generalized epilepsies

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Correct answer:- (D) primary generalized epilepsies.
Explanation- Generalized seizures (absence, atonic, tonic clonic,
myoclonic) involve both sides of the brain.
(ii) partial
seizures involve only a part of the brain.

#Absence seizures (petit mal
seizure):-
-usually last from 2 to15
seconds and may occur just a few times a day, or
more than 100 times in a single day.
-They usually
present as bland staring,which one might mistake for
daydreaming, physical automatisms,such as lip
smacking,picking at clothes, or twitching
of facial or body muscles.

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