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Absence epilepsy (petit mal)

Absence epilepsy (petit mal) · ICD-10: G40.A09

Symptoms

  • • Staring spells of a few seconds, many times a day
  • • Stops talking or walking and resumes after seconds
  • • Eyelid fluttering, lip smacking or hand fumbling
  • • Usually no fall; alert and unaware afterwards
  • • School problems mistaken for daydreaming

MedlinePlus · Symptoms

Drugs and regimens

Ethosuximide⚠ Unverified

Absence epilepsy — start: 3–6 y 250 mg/day; ≥6 y 500 mg/day

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