The nurse is preparing to admit a 10-year-old child with absence seizures. What clinical features of absence seizures should the nurse recognize? (Select all that apply.)
A) There is no aura.
B) There is a postictal state.
C) They usually last longer than 30 seconds.
D) There is a brief loss of consciousness.
E) There is an occasional clonic movement.

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Clinical features of absence seizures include no auras, a brief loss of consciousness, and an occasional clonic movement. There is no postictal state, and the seizures rarely last longer than 30 seconds.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Admit a 10-Year-Old Child with Absence