A 7-year-old male patient is being evaluated for seizures. While in the child’s room talking with the child’s parents, you notice that the child appears to be daydreaming. You time this event to be 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the child appropriately responds and doesn’t recall the event. This is known as what type of seizure? aAbnormal bTonic-clonic cGrandmal dAbsence
Question
A 7-year-old male patient is being evaluated for seizures. While in the child’s room talking with the child’s parents, you notice that the child appears to be daydreaming. You time this event to be 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the child appropriately responds and doesn’t recall the event. This is known as what type of seizure? aAbnormal bTonic-clonic cGrandmal dAbsence
Solution
The type of seizure described in the scenario is known as an "Absence" seizure. These seizures are brief, usually less than 15 seconds, and have symptoms of staring into space or daydreaming, just like the child in the scenario. The person experiencing the seizure is usually unaware of it. So, the correct answer is d) Absence.
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