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A school going boy was noted with vacant stare several times a day. There was no history of fever, seizures and neurological deterioration. What is the diagnosis -

A
Atonic seizures
B
Absence seizures
C
Myoclonic seizures
D
School phobia
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Absence seizures o Absence seizure is characterized by a few seconds of impairment of conciousness without loss of postural control. There is associated eye blinking or staring which may occur as clustered events.

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