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Can absence seizures cause add?
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Very unlikely: Not that i'm aware of, but they could be misdiagnosed as attention deficit disorder. During an absence seizure, the child looks as though he/she is zoning out and may be thought to not paying attention, and this could be misdiagnosed.
Answered 4/12/2013
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I do not what it called I have been daydreaming they lip read and I talk back it might be the absence seizures I'm having to cause this?
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