A nurse is caring for a client who experiences absence seizures. Which of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of absence seizures?

A. Absence seizures are more common in adults than in children: Absence seizures are predominantly seen in children, often between ages 4 and 14. They are rare in adults, and when present, they usually reflect a childhood-onset seizure disorder persisting into adulthood. B. Clients with absence seizures maintain partial awareness during the seizure: During an absence seizure, the client experiences a brief loss of consciousness, typically lasting only a few seconds, without awareness of the event. Partial awareness is not characteristic, as the hallmark is a sudden, complete interruption of consciousness. C. Clients experiencing absence seizures can present with repetitive eye blinking: Absence seizures often manifest as subtle motor signs such as rapid eye blinking, lip smacking, or small hand movements. These automatisms occur concurrently with the brief lapse in consciousness, making repetitive eye blinking a characteristic clinical feature. D. Clients with absence seizures have full loss of consciousness and rhythmic convulsions: Full-body rhythmic convulsions are characteristic of tonic-clonic seizures, not absence seizures. Absence seizures are brief, nonconvulsive events with minimal motor activity and a sudden pause in awareness rather than generalized convulsions.