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Absence Seizures Actually True Grand Mal Seizures?
My son was recently diagnosed with Absence Seizures in which hid neurologist called them the true form of Grand Mal seizures that are hereditary. She said they usually start out as the small absence seizure of stare offs and eye fluttering, absence of awareness or unaware of anything happening during the spell. She explained to me that all people diagnosed with acute absence seizures will eventually endure full on grand Mal seizures with convulsions. Has anyone in the group been diagnosed… read more
Grand Mal and Absence are two different types of seizures.
For some people they have an aura / absence seizure that alerts them ( warning sign ) that they might go into a bigger seizure. Doesn’t have to be a Grand Mal. It could be a Complex Partial Seizure, Simple Partial seizure and ect.
I had the grand mals when I was younger and some petit mals. Now I have the absence seizures. i dont know if it heritary or not but the metabolism change in a person can change the seizure frequency and types they have.
Yes ma'am that is one of the seizures that I have,and as far as advice there really isn't much I can tell u other than when u c or suspect one happening assist him to a seated or lying position, that is where I have fallen from the most. And yes ma'am they they did eventually did lead for me to grands
I have Absence seizures but they don’t lead me into a grand mall seizure
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member the drs are afraid of the meds for your kid as you are. they are just guessing and hopes for the best. or afraid a new med will make your kid hake more seizures.
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