Absence
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines an absence as a brief loss of consciousness in epileptics that occurs without falling or convulsions. It notes that this phenomenon serves as a substitute for a full epileptic seizure.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ABSENCE, in epileptics, is a brief clouding of consciousness, without falling or convulsions, which replaces an epileptic seizure.
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“Absence.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/absence/