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A historical review of the concept of absence seizures. Their clinical features are very suggestive but a diagnosis made solely on clinical grounds is not always safe. Comparable pitfalls exist in the interpretation of EEG patterns. Absence seizures belong to several epileptic syndromes. They are briefly described.
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Loiseau, P. (1992). Human absence epilepsies. In: Marescaux, C., Vergnes, M., Bernasconi, R. (eds) Generalized Non-Convulsive Epilepsy: Focus on GABA-B Receptors. Journal of Neural Transmission, vol 35. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9206-1_1
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