(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the ...

leading to symptoms such as staring into space with a blank look, fluttering eyelids or eyes turning upwards, or lip-smacking. Absence seizures are common among children ages 4 to 14, and about 70 ...

Here are some symptoms of 'Silent Epilepsy' that you should know, according to Mayo Clinic. Absence seizure causes a vacant stare which may be mistaken for a brief lapse in attention.

Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is the most common form of pediatric epilepsy, with an estimated annual incidence of 1–8 per 100,000 children aged 4–15 years, and accounts for 10–17% of all ...