- tonic-clonic seizure
- see generalized tonic-clonic s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
Seizure, tonic-clonic — The most obvious type of seizure. There are two parts to a tonic clonic seizure. In the tonic phase the body becomes rigid, and in the clonic phase there is uncontrolled jerking. Tonic clonic seizures may or may not be preceded by an aura, and… … Medical dictionary
tonic-clonic — «TO nihk KLO nihk», adjective. characterized by loss of consciousness and violent muscle spasms; grand mal seizure: »tonic clonic epileptic seizures … Useful english dictionary
generalized tonic-clonic seizure — the seizure of grand mal epilepsy, consisting of a loss of consciousness and generalized tonic convulsions followed by clonic convulsions … Medical dictionary
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
Tonic (physiology) — Tonic in physiology refers to a muscle which is predominantly toned. The opposite of tonic is phasic.Human tonic musclesIt can specifically refer to a muscle which is composed mainly of slow muscle fibers. As these types of muscles (trapezius,… … Wikipedia
Seizure types — The numerous epileptic seizure types are most commonly defined and grouped according to the scheme proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) in 1981.[1] Distinguishing between seizure types is important since different types of … Wikipedia
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
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
