This is because seizures can sometimes be subtle and brief, also called absence seizures. These types of seizures can go unnoticed, and caregivers may not even realise they are happening.

Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is the most common form of pediatric epilepsy, with an estimated annual incidence of 1–8 per 100,000 children aged 4–15 years, and accounts for 10–17% of all ...

Absence status epilepticus Oral clobazam ... Surgery (multiple subpial transections) Uncertain; good for seizures and electrographic abnormalities Frequent or continuous focal electrographic ...

With this caveat in mind, the data showed that use of MgVPA as monotherapy resulted in a significant reduction in absence seizures, myoclonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, simple partial ...

And I think it really, really affects my grades, because if I didn’t have as many absence seizures as I do, then I’d probably be in the top sets for all my lessons. I used to get told off ...