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Grand Mal Seizure And Headaches
- Generalized Seizures (Grand Mal Seizures)
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What Is It?
Normally, the brain's nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another by firing tiny electric signals that pass from cell to cell. The firing pattern of these electric signals reflects how busy the brain is. The location of these signals indicates what the brain is doing, such as thinking, seeing, feeling, hearing, controlling the movement of muscles, etc. A seizure occurs when the firing pattern of the brain's electric signals suddenly becomes very abnormal and unusually...
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Migraines and grand mal seizure?
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From Our Sources
Petit mal seizure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A petit mal seizure is the term commonly given to a staring spell, most commonly called an "absence seizure." It is a brief (usually less than 15... Read more »
Epilepsy (Seizure Disorders)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical... Read more »
Partial (focal) seizure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
All seizures are caused by abnormal electrical disturbances in the brain. Partial (focal) seizures occur when this electrical activity remains in a... Read more »
Febrile seizures
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Seizure - fever inducedSymptomsA febrile seizure may be as mild as the child's eyes rolling or limbs stiffening. Often a fever triggers a full-blown... Read more »
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a seizure involving the entire body. It is also called a grand mal seizure. The terms "seizure," convulsion,"... Read more »
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