The most common type of epilepsy in children is________________?
Correct answer: C. Petit mal
- A. Grand mal epilepsy
- B. Infantile spasm
- C. Petit mal
- D. None of the above
Explanation
Absence, or petit-mal, epilepsy is classically common in school-aged children and presents with brief staring spells. Grand-mal seizures and infantile spasms are important childhood disorders but are not the best answer among these options.
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