Meaning grand mal seizure
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grand mal seizureA type of seizure in which the patient’s muscles contract and they lose consciousness
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grand mal seizureAlso known as tonic–clonic seizure. A type of seizure or convulsion often associated with epilepsy in which the patient shakes violently and loses consciousness.
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grand mal seizureA type of generalized epileptic seizure in which nerve cells fire in high-frequency bursts. Grand mal seizures cause loss of consciousness and sudden muscle contraction. See Box 3.3. Compare petit mal seizure.
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grand mal seizurean epileptic seizure with convulsing and unconsciousness. See also petit mal seizure; psychomotor epilepsy.
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