Who is most at risk for having absence seizures?

Who is most at risk for having absence seizures?

Charles Ribak, Ph.D. (Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine School of Medicine) gives expert video advice on: What should I do if I think I'm going to have an absence seizure?; What should I do if I see someone having an absence seizure? and more...

Absence seizures usually occur in young children in grammar school. In fact teachers mainly notice this in the students, more so than the parents do. Therefore it's so very important for parents to trust the teacher. The teachers have seen these absence seizures, and therefore they are pretty good at picking them up from children.