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| ID | DOID:0070309 |
| Name | absence epilepsy |
| Definition | An electroclinical syndrome characterized by the occurrence of generalized onset seizures that cause lapses in awareness, begin and end abruptly, typically last only a few seconds and are associated with abnormal spike-wave discharges as seen by electroencephalogram. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697883/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15800200 |
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