Question 1

what is an absence seizure with a clinical change?

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Clinical appearance: One can have seizure activity within the brain but if it is brief, it may not alter the activity of a person & be noticed. With absence or staring seizures, the event needs to run about 3 continuous seconds before one would be noticed "clinically" .An eeg can document these brief, unsustained events.

Question 2

what is an atypical absence seizure?

Accepted Answer

See below:: Generalized seizures, indicating bihemispheric initial involvement both clinically and with eeg. Characteristics:
-less abrupt onset or cessation than typical absence seizures 
-more pronounced changes in tone 
-longer duration 
-age of onset before 5 years 
-association with other generalized seizure types and mental retardation.

Question 3

what is the difference between absence and grand mal seizure?

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Both generalized: Absence is just a staring spell of few seconds

grand mal is generalized jerking seizures, cause injury and last longer.

Question 4

what is the cause of an absence of the anus?

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Congenital: If not surgical, usually a congenital condition (anal atresia) caused by a failure of migration of the cells that eventually form the anal complex --they don't end up in the right place! usually diagnosed at birth as part of the routine baby exam, but may show up later as the baby doesn't poop and gets swollen!

Question 5

are leave of absence papers provided if needed?

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Your doc : Will be best to assess and provide required documentation. Without a proper history and physical exam, such papers will not be credible.

Question 6

can there be congenital absences of all or some of theteeth?

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Congenital: It is usually the condition of genetic issue. Mostly happened on the lateral incisors and bicuspids, rarely absence of all teeth.

Question 7

does add meds or the absence of add meds mess up a persons personallity?

Accepted Answer

Complicated: Add meds may or may not affect a persons personality. It's important to learn about possible side effects and have people who know you well let you know if you are behaving differently. Some people are told they behave better or worse, or experience better or worse mood. Some people are depressed or anxious because they are disorganized, some become more aggressive and have negative effects.

Question 8

does a herxheimer reaction to a medication confirm a diagnosis in the absence of testing?

Accepted Answer

Herxheimer Rxn: Originally, a "herx" was described only for syphilis. But, later, it was described for other diseases. If you do have syphilis, and your symptoms worsened after penicillin therapy, for example, it suggests the diagnosis is correct, but doesn't substitute for definitive serologic testing.

Question 9

is it possible that a while have a language impairment in the absence of other medical diagnoses?

Accepted Answer

Specific Language: Impairment is a highly inheritable disorder caused by alterations in multiple specific genes. Early delays in expressive language, often with delayed receptive language,persist past age 4 &amp; confer very high risk of dyslexia. Intellectual Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, brain damage, hearing loss, psychological trauma, etc. MUST be absent for SLI to be diagnosed, by definition.

Question 10

what does this all mean benign ectocervical tissue. absence of dysplasia. transformation zone is not present?

Accepted Answer

: There is no cancer or any other abnormality. However, the specimen was less than satisfactory. Please repeat the PAP test as advised by your doctor. It is not an emergency, you could do it in a year.
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