More About Major Arc. 1  The measure of major arc is always more than 180Â° or Ï radian. 2  The sum of the measures of the major arc and the minor arc is equal to 360Â° or 2Ï radian.
Childhood Absence Epilepsy Symptoms. The child may be unresponsive, then return to his or her activity unaware that anything has happened. The seizures often occur during exercise. This type of epilepsy can be inherited, and one-third of children with CAE have a family history or seizures.
The results of the electroencephalogram (EEG -- a test which measures electrical impulses in the brain) may show epileptic discharges affecting a single area or multiple areas in the brain (so called generalized discharges). The types of seizures affecting patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy may include: 1  Myoclonic seizures (sudden and very short duration jerking of the extremities) 2  Absence seizures (staring spells)  Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal seizures)