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simple absence

DEFINITIONS OF: simple absence

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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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