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central nervous system, seizure, petit mal, absence seizure, seizure, absence, a petit mal seizure, temporary disturbance of brain function, abnormal electrical activity, in the brain, characterized by abrupt, short-term lack of conscious activity, "absence", abnormal change in behavior, petit mal seizures occur most commonly in people under age 20, in children ages 6 to 12, occur in combination, seizures, typical petit mal seizures last only a few seconds, full recovery occurring rapidly, no lingering confusion, such seizures, manifest themselves, staring episodes, "absence spells", the child's activity, speech ceases, child, stop talking in mid-sentence, cease walking, one to several seconds later, speech, activity resume, standing, walking, a child seldom falls, one of these episodes, "spells", infrequent, very frequent, occurring per hour, up to hundreds of seizures, single day, weeks to months, noticed, interfere, school function, learning, teachers, interpret these seizures, lack of attention, misbehavior, atypical petit mal seizures begin slower, last longer, have more noticeable muscle activity than typical petit mal seizures, no memory, the seizure, no cause, found, typical petit mal seizures, no neurologic, disorders, discovered, atypical seizures, not be associated, neurologic disorders, unidentifiable, congenital brain abnormalities, complications of kidney, liver disease, brain injuries from trauma, birth complications, a family history of seizures indicates a hereditary type of seizures, typical, muscle activity changes, no movement, hand fumbling, fluttering eyelids, lip smacking, chewing, consciousness changes, staring episodes, unintentional, lack of awareness of surroundings, sudden halt in conscious activity, movement, talking, provoked by hyperventilation, flashing lights, abrupt beginning of seizure, each seizure lasts no more than a few seconds, full recovery of consciousness, no confusion, no memory of seizure, atypical, atonic seizure, no muscle movement, slumping, loss of posture, loss of muscle tone, falling, consciousness changes, unintentional staring, lack of awareness of surroundings, sudden stop of conscious activity, movement, talking, hand fumbling, fluttering eyelids, provoked by hyperventilation, have slower, gradual beginning of seizure, each lasts only seconds to minutes, recovery slower, have short period of confusion, bizarre behavior, no memory of seizure, unexplained difficulties in school, learning difficulties the first indication of petit mal seizures, physical examination, normal, some neurologic abnormalities present, patients, transmission of information from nerve cell to nerve cell occurs, electrochemical process, detected, electrical activity, electroencephalograph, eeg, a single, multiple eeg exams necessary to show changes typical of petit mal seizures, a patient, have eeg monitoring from 1 to several days to detect these eeg changes, various laboratory tests, a head ct scan, a head mri, rule out specific causes, the seizures, seizures, interfere, learning, result in injury, goal of treatment, prevent, minimize the number of seizures, to minimize any side effects, the treatments, treatment of identifiable causes, reduce, eliminate seizures, anticonvulsant, antiseizure, medications, prevent, minimize the number of seizures, petit mal seizures, respond to valproic acid, ethosuximide, clonazepam, certain other drugs, response to medications, dosage, have to be adjusted repeatedly, drugs, monitoring of plasma drug levels is important, continued control of seizures, reduction of medication side effects, absence status epilepticus, multiple, frequently-repeated seizures, intravenous medications, treatments, a resource you, find helpful, american epilepsy society, all children, petit mal seizures have significantly fewer, no, seizures, the use of medications, petit mal seizures, stop spontaneously, child reaches adulthood, continue indefinitely, progress to a grand mal seizure, long-term prognosis depends on whether, underlying neurological problems, seizure types in addition, petit mal seizures, petit mal seizures live a fairly normal life, few restrictions on school activities, social life, adulthood approaches, restrictions placed on driving, operating dangerous machinery, seizures continue, learning disabilities, absence status epilepticus, injury from falls, injury, seizure, driving/operating machinery, side effects of medications, progression to generalized tonic-clonic seizure, a seizure lasts longer than 2 to 3 minutes, no history of previous seizures, an emergency situation, symptoms of absence status epilepticus occur, prolonged changes in mental status confusion, poor responsiveness, prolonged seizure activity/unconscious activity, automatic behaviors, eat, move, aware of where they, what they, doing, an emergency situation, this, first time the person has had seizures, new type of seizure, seizures begin occurring, any new symptoms occur, side effects of medications changes in mental status, drowsiness, restlessness, confusion, sedation, nausea, vomiting, rash, loss of hair, tremors, abnormal movements, rash, fevers, coordination.