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

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From: Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 8:57:12 AM
Subject: Re: Seizure???

Hi Mike,

  I suspect - it's a measure of degree - a seizure is simple your
neuron's firing randomly - the degree comes in when they cause other
neurons to fire - when tons go off - it's a grand mal seizure - when
fewer go off it's a spacing seizure and perhaps and when only a few go
off - it's a tick or twitch. Amber's absence seizures became twitches.
Absence seizures are pretty easy to miss. Looks like just staring into
space.

                                      Trisha

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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Michael H. Collis
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Seizure???

Are spasms called seizures?   If so, I've seen them (heck, I've had =
them),
but when I was at the Matheny School in NJ from 1960-1971, I never saw =
any
of my friends there have any type of seizure.  I've seen people with =
Ataxia,
but thought those symptoms were normal.  I learn something new every =
day.

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