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simple absence
DEFINITIONS OF:
simple absence
1
n
an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
Synonyms:
pure absence
Type of:
absence
,
absence seizure
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
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