This form of epilepsy almost always starts in childhood.For the above patient with clinical symptoms and signs, select the most likely seizure type
Absence seizures almost always begin in young children (age 6-14). They may first present as learning difficulties in school. The EEG is diagnostic, revealing brief 3-Hz spike and wave discharges occurring synchronously throughout all the leads.
simple partial seizure
complex partial seizures
tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures
absence (petit mal) seizures
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