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| Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CAE, childhood absence epilepsy; EEG, electroencephalogram; IGE, idiopathic generalized epilepsy; IPS, intermittent photic stimulation; JAE, juvenile absence epilepsy; OIRDA, occipital intermittent rhythmic delta activity. a Disorganized discharges are defined as either brief (less than 1 sec and and transient interruptions in ictal rhythm or waveforms of different frequency or morphology during the ictal rhythm. ||| | | Abbreviations: ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CAE, childhood absence epilepsy; EEG, electroencephalogram; IGE, idiopathic generalized epilepsy; IPS, intermittent photic stimulation; JAE, juvenile absence epilepsy; OIRDA, occipital intermittent rhythmic delta activity. a Disorganized discharges are defined as either brief (less than 1 sec and and transient interruptions in ictal rhythm or waveforms of different frequency or morphology during the ictal rhythm. ||| |
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| While reporting an EEG the following terms are suggested, whenever appropriate: spike-and-slow-wave complex, 3 c/s spike-and-slow-wave complex, sharp-and-slow wave complex. Use of the term "absences" is discouraged when describing EEG patterns. |
===== Pathophysiology ===== | ===== Pathophysiology ===== |
* Absence seizures result from disruptions in thalamocortical rhythms via T-type calcium channel dysfunction. | * Absence seizures result from disruptions in thalamocortical rhythms via T-type calcium channel dysfunction. |