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A major epileptic seizure is referred to as?
A Grand Mal seizure.
What is the worst type of seizure?
Of the two adult types, petite mal and grand mal, the worst is the grand mal seizure, as it includes a lose of consciousness and violent spasms. However, grand mal seizures are usually isolated incidents, meaning you may never have another seizure again.
Is it good to have petit mal seizures?
It is not good to have any kind of seizure. The only thing that can be said is that having a petit mal seizure is better than having a grand mal seizure.
How do petit mal seizures differ from grand mal seizures?
Grand mal epilepsy is a major seizure and petit mal epilepsy is a minor seizure. A grand mal epilepsy seizure is a seizure that causes a person to have a loss of consciousness, loss of muscle coordination and can cause loss of bowel and bladder. Petit mal epilepsy seizures may cause uncontrollable twitching or movement in a smaller part of the body. Both petit mal epilepsy and grand mal epilepsy seizures are caused by too much activity in the brain.
Grand mal and petit mal are to types of disease called?
Epilepsy, or seizure.
An epileptic seizure which cuasesconvulsions of the body?
A "Grand Mal" seizure is likely to have that sort of affect.
Where does the term grand mal come from in the type of seizure.?
Grand mal is a French term meaning big illness, in contrast to another type of seizure, known as petit mal. A grand mal is a type of epilepsy characterized by seizures. The body first becomes rigid, and then there is uncontrolled jerking.
Can a person recover and work after grand mal seizure?
Sure.
Drug of choice for grand mal seizure?
dilantin lamictal neurontin depakote
What seizure is most fatal?
Seizures are extremely rarely fatal. People are more likely to die from another cause, such as falling from a high place when having a seizure. The most serious kind of seizure is a Grand Mal, and if a seizure itself is going to kill someone, it would have to be an extremely serious Grand Mal seizure. However the vast majority of Grand Mal seizures are not serious enough to cause serious damage, so people would not regard them as being a risk of death.
What is a granmaul seizure?
The correct term is "grand mal seizure." This is a type of tonic-clonic seizure that features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions.
What is it normal to feel like after a grand mal seizure?
It is normal to feel very sleepy and wiped out after a grand mal seizure. You will want to just go to sleep and sleep for along time. It is also common to feel confused and disorientated.
