Syndromes of Genetic Generalised Epilepsies With Absence Seizures
These are childhood absence epilepsy, epilepsy with myoclonic absences and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Other proposed syndromes are Jeavons syndrome (eyelid myoclonia with absences) and genetic generalised epilepsy with phantom absences Precipitating factors of absence seizures.
These types of seizures are also known to occur to patients suffering with Porphyria, and can be triggered by stress or other Porphrin-inducing factors.
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