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neurological disorder

absence seizure

also: petit mal seizureabsence

(in neurology) an "absence" or "absence seizure" refers to a specific type of epileptic seizure (formerly known as a petit mal seizure). It is characterized by a brief, sudden lapse in awareness where a person briefly "blanks out," stops talking or moving, and stares blankly into space. see EPILEPSY

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