Absence seizures are seen in?: (A) Grand mal epilepsy, (B) Myoclonic epilepsy, (C) Petit mal epilepsy, (D) Hyperkinetic child
Answer is C. c. Petit mal epilepsy(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 2831-2856, Ghai 8/e p 557-561)Absence seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures (from the French for "little illness").