AbsenceSeizure - Sigma Knowledge base Browser

appearance as argument number 1

(subclass AbsenceSeizure Seizure)	Medicine.kif 1661-1661	Petit mal seizure is a subclass of epileptic seizure
(documentation AbsenceSeizure EnglishLanguage "Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures. These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures (from the French for 'little illness', a term dating from the late 18th century). Absence seizures are characterized by a brief loss and return of consciousness, generally not followed by a period of lethargy (i.e. without a notable postictal state).[from Wikipedia]")	Medicine.kif 1663-1669	Petit mal seizure is a subclass of epileptic seizure

appearance as argument number 2

(termFormat EnglishLanguage AbsenceSeizure "absence seizure")	Medicine.kif 1671-1671
(termFormat EnglishLanguage AbsenceSeizure "petit mal seizure")	Medicine.kif 1672-1672

antecedent

(=>
    (and
        (instance ?S AbsenceSeizure)
        (experiencer ?S ?A))
    (holdsDuring
        (WhenFn ?S)
        (not
            (attribute ?A Conscious))))

If X is an instance of petit mal seizure and Y experiences X, then conscious is not an attribute of Y holds during the time of existence of X