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What is known as silent epilepsy?
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Nonconvulsive: Its usually a seizure withou shaking. Usually manifests as staring.
Answered 4/30/2014
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Silent epilepsy: Multiple types including absence seizures or partial seizures; they are not the classic epileptic fits that one would think.
Answered 11/4/2012
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