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grand mal epilepsy
grand mal
generalized epilepsy
epilepsia major
Definition: epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
grand mal
generalized seizure
epilepsia major
Definition: a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
Definition: A form of epilepsy where the seizures are characterized as severe and involve spasms and unconsciousness. A formal medical term would be tonic-clonic seizures.