title: The current state of absence epilepsy: can we have your attention?
abstract: Absence seizures are common within many different epilepsies and span all the ages. Even though absence seizures were described more than three centuries ago advances associated with its classification, pathophysiology, genetics, treatment, prognosis, and associated co-morbidities continue to be made.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Pediatric and Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tenney
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Glauser