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What Causes Absence Seizures?

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Posted on Wed, 18 Jun 2014
Question: Hi,Do absence seizures come from the temporal lobe.
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Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Absence seizures are generalised seizures.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

Absence seizures are generalised seizures, and hence, abnormal epileptiform discharges are seen to arise from all the lobes of brain, including temporal lobes.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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What Causes Absence Seizures?

Brief Answer: Absence seizures are generalised seizures. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Absence seizures are generalised seizures, and hence, abnormal epileptiform discharges are seen to arise from all the lobes of brain, including temporal lobes. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in