How Do You Diagnose Petit Mal Seizures?
Petit mal seizures (often called absence seizures) are a brief lapse of conscious activity. Unlike other types of seizures, petit mal seizures are mild conditions. From the outside, it can look like a person is just suddenly staring off into space for a couple of seconds. The causes are largely unknown and most people grow out of them within a few month or years. There is no one test to diagnose petit mal seizures. Your doctor must make a clinical diagnosis, meaning he has to use medical tests and observations to rule out other medical conditions. Recognize the symptoms of petit mal seizures. These types of seizures are pauses in brain activity. You may be walking or talking and suddenly be unable to continue. Your eyelids may flutter and your mouth and hands may move uncontrollably. Each petit mal seizure may not last more than a few seconds. Immediately after, you will be fully functional and thinking clearly. Many times, you will have no memory of a petit mal seizure. You usually do
