Many children outgrow absence seizures in their teen years.
Children with a history of absence seizure must be supervised carefully while swimming or bathing because of the danger of drowning.
Some children who have absence seizures also have grand mal seizures.
Results 10 patients were found to have epilepsy of diverse types, including 9 cases of generalized tonic clonic seizures (GTCS) and 1 case of absence seizures.
Compared with other types of epileptic seizures, absence seizures appear mild. But they can be dangerous.