Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 85%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A mother reports that her child has episodes where he appears to be staring into space.A mother reports that her child has episodes where he appears to be staring into space. This behaviour is characteristic of which type of seizure?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
The correct answer is B: Absence seizures. These seizures are characterized by brief periods of staring into space or subtle body movements. The child may appear to be daydreaming or zoning out. Atonic seizures (A) involve sudden loss of muscle tone, simple partial seizures (C) involve localized symptoms without loss of awareness, and tonic-clonic seizures (D) involve both tonic (stiffening) and clonic (jerking) phases. The other choices do not align with the description of the child's behavior provided in the question.