A mother brings her 4-year-old boy into your office. She tells you that her boy was eating lunch when all of a sudden, he stared off and had a blank stare like he was "spacing out" for about a full minute, without movement other than a slight eye flicker. During the time he was completely unresponsive. When he came out of it and regained consciousness, he did not seem to be aware of it even occurring. After doing a 24 hour EEG recording, you learn that the seizure took place in only one hemisphere. What was this young boy MOST likely experiencing?Explain

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The young boy was most likely experiencing a focal aware seizure formerly known as a simple partial ... View the full answer