- generalized tonic-clonic seizure
- the seizure of grand mal epilepsy, consisting of a loss of consciousness and generalized tonic convulsions followed by clonic convulsions.
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generalized tonic-clonic seizure
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Tonic-clonic seizure — Infobox Disease Name = Tonic clonic seizure Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|G|40|3|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|345.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 376 MeshID = D004830Tonic clonic seizures are a type of generalized… … Wikipedia
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tonic-clonic — ton·ic clon·ic tän i(k) klä nik adj relating to, marked by, or being a generalized seizure that is initially tonic and then becomes clonic and is characterized by the abrupt loss of consciousness <tonic clonic epilepsy> <tonic clonic… … Medical dictionary
clonic seizure — a rare kind of seizure in which there are generalized clonic contractions without a preceding tonic phase … Medical dictionary
clonic — adj. of, relating to, or resembling clonus. The term is most commonly used to describe the rhythmical limb movements seen as part of a generalized tonic clonic seizure (see epilepsy) … The new mediacal dictionary
Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus — (GEFS+) is a syndromic autosomal dominant disorder where afflicted individuals can exhibit numerous epilepsy phenotypes.[1] GEFS+ can persist beyond early childhood (i.e., 6 years of age). GEFS+ is also now believed to encompass three other… … Wikipedia
generalized seizure — n a seizure (as an absence seizure or tonic clonic seizure) that originates in both cerebral hemispheres compare partial seizure … Medical dictionary
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Seizure — MeshID = D012640 An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical neuronal activity, and is usually self limiting.cite journal author = Blume W, Lüders H, Mizrahi E, Tassinari C, van Emde Boas W, Engel J title =… … Wikipedia
Seizure — Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms. The type of symptoms and seizures depend on where the abnormal electrical activity… … Medical dictionary
