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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/articles/PMC3697883/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15800200
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MESH:D004832

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is_a electroclinical syndrome

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