Absence Seizure Symptoms, Treatments & More
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4. Causes of Absence Seizures
Absence seizures, like any other type of seizure or epilepsy, are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. They are classified as generalized onset seizures, meaning the electrical bursts are happening in both sides of the brain at the same time.2MD, Authored By: Elaine Kiriakopoulos, and Authored Date: 08/201 ‘Absence Seizures.’ Epilepsy Foundation, www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-seizures/absence-seizures.
Doctors don’t yet know why this unusual electrical activity happens. Sometimes people have rare or singular seizures without having epilepsy. Absence seizures can affect any type of person at any age and are often set off by stress and exhaustion.3‘Absence Seizures.’ Johns Hopkins Medicine, www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/epilepsy/absence-seizures.
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