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Health Encyclopedia: Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure

Definition

A generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a seizure involving the entire body, which usually involves muscle rigidity, violent muscle contractions, and loss of consciousness.

Alternative Names

Seizure - tonic-clonic; Seizure - grand mal; Grand mal seizure; Seizure - generalized

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (also called grand mal seizures) are the type of seizure that most people associate with the term "...

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Expert & Community Posts

Post-Stroke Side Effects: The Seizure

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What it's like to have an EEG

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Health Guide

Petit mal seizure

A petit mal seizure is a temporary disturbance of brain function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain and characterized by abrupt, short-term lack of conscious... Read more »

Seizures

A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain. Considerations There are a wide variety of possible symptoms of seizures,... Read more »

Febrile seizures

A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. Such convulsions occur without any underlying brain or spinal cord infection or other neurologic cause. ... Read more »

Partial (focal) seizure

A partial seizure is an episode of abnormal electrical activity in one specific part of the brain. Alternative Names Simple seizure; Jacksonian seizure; Seizure -... Read more »

Epilepsy

Seizure disorder Symptoms The severity of symptoms can vary greatly, from simple staring spells to loss of consciousness and violent convulsions.... Read more »

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Medications

Trileptal Oral Uses and How to Use

...(ox-kar-BAY-zih-peen)Uses This medication is used to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy).... Read more »

Keppra Oral Uses and How to Use

...used in combination with other medications to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy). Levetiracetam... Read more »

Klonopin Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...speech If you have several different types of seizure disorders, you may experience a... Read more »

Abilify Oral Drug Interactions

...ketoconazole and itraconazole, quinidine, certain anti-seizure drugs including ... Read more »

Lioresal DS Oral Drug Interactions

...certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine),... Read more »

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Seizures During Pregnancy Linked to Premature Babies

August 28, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight... Read summary »

Pinpointing Seizures

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SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A high-tech cap is going to tell doctors exactly where Dawn Helton's seizures are happening in her brain. She's... Read summary »

Stopping Anti-Seizure Meds Safe for Kids

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals it is generally safe to stop anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have been seizure-free... Read summary »

Children Newly Diagnosed With Epilepsy at Risk for Cognitive Problems

August 24, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may develop problems with language, memory, learning and... Read summary »

Epileptics at Higher Risk of Drowning

August 20, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Having a seizure while swimming is a potentially deadly danger for epileptics, but new information shows the risk is higher... Read summary »

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