On Tuesday 01 June 2010 17:52:12 Tamar Raine wrote:
> wow, I never knew there were absence seizures. I get these things, and go
> into staring into space, and the only way to get out of it is to force
> myself to blink or move my eyes.  usually i need to put my hand to tap my
> forehead or rub my eyes.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Tamar

I thought they were just periods where the brain makes alpha waves, a sort of 
day dreaming where you're thinking of nothing in particular. Its probably a 
good thing.

I did have "absence seizures" when I was young (they were called petit mal 
then) which invariably resulted in twitching and falling, these brief "staring 
into space" episodes don't feel the same.

Cheers

Deri

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