The 3-per-second spike and wave is
A) an effective play in volleyball.
B) characteristic of tonic-clonic convulsions.
C) a correlate of petit mal seizures.
D) a correlate of simple partial seizures.
E) a correlate of complex partial seizures.

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The 3-per-second spike and wave is a characteristic EEG pattern of petit mal seizures, also known as absence seizures. It is not related to volleyball and is not a common feature of tonic-clonic or focal (simple or complex partial) seizures.

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