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A question like that can only be answered by a Doctor Who is familiar with your case and with any other medication you are on, or at the very least by a qualified pharmacist. Even the pharmacist would still advise you to see your doctor first, so that is what you should do. The doctor will know what is safe to take given your condition and other health factors and how various medications combine when used together and if there could be any problems.
What else can I help you with?
What is another name for tonic-clonic seizures?
Grand Mal Seizures
How many petit mal seizures can someone have per day?
Untreated, petit mal seizures can recur as many as 100 times a day and may progress to grand mal seizures.
Which medical condition is characterized by grand mal and petit mal?
Epilepsy is the medical condition characterized by both grand mal seizures (generalized tonic-clonic seizures) and petit mal seizures (absence seizures). Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes abnormal brain activity leading to seizures. Treatment typically involves medications to help control and manage the seizures.
What types of seizures are there?
There are two main types: grand mal and petite mal. The term petite mal isn't used and instead the term is partial seizures.
Are Grand Mal seizures genetic?
People can get seizures for all sorts of reasons. Some people who have epilepsy can have it genetically. Most people's epilepsy is not genetic, so most Grand Mal seizures are not genetic.
Grand mal and petit mal are to types of disease called?
Epilepsy, or 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.
What are Grand mal seizures with unconsciousness and excessive motor activity known as?
Tonic Clonic
What causes a petechial hemorrhage?
Petechial Hemorrhaging is a known by-product of various types of seizures (i.e. Grand Mal and Nocturnal seizures).
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.
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.
