This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Central Nervous System, Subject name: Pediatrics
Absence seizures are seen in? 
Select and explain. 
A. Grand mal epilepsy, B. Myoclonic epilepsy, C. Petit mal epilepsy, D. Hyperkinetic child
C: Petit mal epilepsy
Answer: C: Petit mal epilepsy 
Explanation: 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").