Would you know what an absence seizure looks like? 🤔 Here is 6 year old Alfie with a powerful demonstration of what to look out for. For more information on absence seizures head to epilepsy.org.uk/absenceseizures | Epilepsy Action

Would you know what an absence seizure looked like? Thank you Finn and mum Cara for sharing this video with us 💜 "Finn is 6. At 4 years old he began having episodes of staring which then progressed into eye rolling and eyelid flickering. His seizures began to increase rapidly in frequency, on bad days he would have 50 . He was diagnosed after an EEG in October 2019 aged 4. He is currently uncontrolled and his absences have increased in length over the two years, so we are soon to have a chat wi

•• Absence Seizures •• Absence seizures, sometimes referred to as “petit mal” seizures, are another common type of seizure experienced by children with CLN1. According to our survey data, 57% of the CLN1 population has them. Absence seizures are generalized seizures, meaning they affect both sides of the brain at the same time. They cause brief, sudden lapses in awareness, often with episodes of staring blankly. Because of this presentation, absence seizures are often mistaken as a child daydrea