Would you know what an absence seizure looks like? 🤔 Here is 6 year old Alfie with a powerful demonstration of what to look out for. For more information on absence seizures head to epilepsy.org.uk/absenceseizures | Epilepsy Action

People who have a loved one that experiences absent seizures they know “the stare”. We always try to snap her out of it to tell if she is zoning out or in a seizure. If she doesn’t snap out of it that tells us it’s a seizure. #absentseizure #absent #easilymissed #childhooddementia #medicallycomplex #medicallyfragile #MCAHS1 #pign #cdg #pigncdg #hypotonia #epilepsy #rarecondition #rare #geneticcondition #HOPE4Hazel #firstinAZ #neuro #brainatrophy #mcahss1 #raredisease | Hazel Mae - Medical Journe

•• Absence Seizures •• Absence seizures, sometimes referred to as “petit mal” seizures, are another common type of seizure experienced by children with CLN1. According to our survey data, 57% of the CLN1 population has them. Absence seizures are generalized seizures, meaning they affect both sides of the brain at the same time. They cause brief, sudden lapses in awareness, often with episodes of staring blankly. Because of this presentation, absence seizures are often mistaken as a child daydrea