Absence seizure, formerly known as petit mal seizure, is a type of short seizure that usually causes a person to briefly lose focus, stare into space, and lose awareness of their surroundings. These ...

A child who frequently stares into space, suddenly pauses mid-sentence, or seems “lost” for a few seconds is often labelled inattentive, bored, or dreamy. In many cases, adults assume the child simply ...

Seizures in children are usually linked straight away to fever, family history or epilepsy, but doctors still keep running into cases where an infection of the nervous system is the real trigger. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million ...