Guys, before we all start diagnosing ourselves (or others) with seizures, do please go see a neuro or a CP specialist. Because they are the medical experts, not we. But I can say that what we are calling "absence seizures" are what were known as "petit mal seizures" while I was growing up. For more information on the classification of seizure types, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizure_types But again, please see your neuro to make sure they are seizures and what's causing them. Thanks! Kat List Mum and CP On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> 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 > > ~~~~~~~~ > Check out my new blog! > > http://disabilityrightspetspoetryart.blogspot.com/ > [log in to unmask] > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag* > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag > > Retired Commissioner, Oakland, MCPD > > > > > ________________________________ > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > 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. > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy