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Jessica - posted on 08/31/2011

Do you mean absence seizures? Petit mal?

Linda - posted on 08/31/2011

It's called an absance seizure and, yes, there is treatment for it.

Laura - posted on 03/16/2011

Absence seizures? Did they ask you to have him do a EEG? Is your son having this often? The doctor thinks my son has that,Tomorrow we are going for a EEG. I just find out yesterday.

Cindy - posted on 03/16/2011

They really sound like abscence seizures.

Barbara - posted on 01/10/2009

It's called Absence Seizures or Petite Mal Seizures.  My daughter has these seizures and started with them when she was 4 years old and is currently 12 years old and has still not outgrown them.  She takes Depakote for hers and they are controlled, but she has not outgrown them.  Her Neurologist says most children outgrow them before they reach adolescense and we are hopeful that she will.  You should take your child to a pediatric neurologist so that they can get him started on medication, because they can have as many as 100 per day and it will really affect him when he starts school.  They also say that they can have a grand mal seizure if not treated.   Good luck with your son and I feel for you.

Mary - posted on 01/09/2009

petit mal seizures

Jenna - posted on 01/08/2009

I think that these are called absent seizures, or partial seizures. My son suffers from complex partial seizures where he will display odd random movements of his hands and his eyes will roll back or flutter, but I have worked with kids that have partial seizures and they are hard to notice sometimes because they are so fast, lots of times kids will have these kind of seizures and people will mistake the behaviors as daydreaming or not paying attention. As for medications to control these kinds of seizures, I'm not too sure if they would be any different from other seizure meds. I hope this helps you!

Mary - posted on 01/02/2009

They're absence seizures (formerly known as petit mal seizures.) My 13 year old has them occasionally.



Also, Delores, absence seizures are different from grand mal/tonic-clonic seizures. Absence seizures are mild and can almost be mistaken for day-dreaming. Tonic-Clonic seizures are the violent, jerking seizures most people think of when they hear the word "seizure". My 13 year old has had both kinds since she was at least 7 (when she was diagnosed with Epilepsy.) While some children do outgrow absence seizures, not all do - according to our pediatric neurologist.

Dolores - posted on 12/27/2008

Absence seizures my son was diagnosed about 3 months ago (he'll be 4 years old in feb). Tried Ethosuximide and now we added Depakote and seems to be doing much better. Some days has none of seizures although he didn't have that many, some kids have up to 100 a day. Most of the kids outgrow it, when is found in older age it is called Grand mal and is a type of epilepsy. Hopefully we'll get him off ethosuximide in about a month.

Good luck and feel free to contact me!

Stephanie - posted on 12/23/2008

ALSO~ JFYI..... my son has had almost complete control for a few years with the use of Trileptol........(no side effects) Just thought that might help as well! They tried alot of meds.... (TONS OF SIDE EFFECTS)and not positive outcome. So Trileptol has worked wonders! GOOD LUCK TO YOU! Feel free to contact me anytime!

Stephanie - posted on 12/23/2008

I would believe it to be partial siezures. My son is almost 14 and has been diagnosed w/this since he was 7. I would be happy to give you all of the info. I have learned over the years!

Kalynn - posted on 12/22/2008

Absence seizures is what my daughter has been diagnosed with. My daughter is taking Lamictal for them. As of right now, she is doing great on meds. I havn't noticed any real side effects from it.

Kim - posted on 12/22/2008

My son has these....his neurologist calls them complex partial seizures. He will be undergoing Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy in January. This is like a pace maker for his vagus nerve. He does not tolerate medications well and the drs. say this has a really good chance of stopping (or lowering the ##) of seizures, allowing us to reduce the amount of meds he is taking. He started on trileptal, went to Keppra, added topamax, nixed the topamax, and then added lamictal -- and he is still having unexplained seizures, even on significant doses. We are very hopeful about the VNS therapy -- you may want to ask your dr. about it.

Amy - posted on 12/05/2008

I also have a 7 yr old with the same style of seizures. We are newly diagnosed and still learning the ropes....His Dr. put him on Keppra. It seems to have helped but makes him a little wild. Better than the seizures though. We are not really sure what will happen next.....always a wait and see. I am so excited to find this community...nothing better than other parents going through the same thing...to help you out!

Christine - posted on 12/02/2008

I've also heard then referred to as absense seizures. HTH!

Nicky - posted on 12/01/2008

Hi I have had similiar episodes and I was told that they are called "petite mals" (small fits) I developed this in my twenties which is unusual it usually occurs in children under the age of twenty There are anticonvulsant medications that a doctor can prescribe and often children grow out of it so medication can be stopped, in very rare cases epilepsy can develop, if you are concerned about it there are numerous causes for petite mals and some simple tests done by the doctor can help you to work out why this is happening to your child. I hoped I have helped you with this matter.