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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Absence seizure
  1. Seizures (National Library of Medicine)  
    Seizures are symptoms of a brain problem. They happen because of sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain. When people think of seizures, they often ...
  2. Epilepsy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out ...
  3. Brain Malformations (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most brain malformations begin long before a baby is born. Something damages the developing nervous system or causes it to develop abnormally. Sometimes it's ...