Research Notes on Grand Mal Seizure
A grand mal seizure --also known as tonic-clonic seizure-- involves the patient loosing awareness, manifests a tightening and contraction of all the muscles of the body, groans, and may show labored respirations. This is followed by a jerking of muscles which gradually slows down and stops, leaving the person in an exhausted and unarousable state for several minutes. A grand mal seizure usually last less than two minutes.
Top Resources on Grand Mal Seizure
- Mayo Clinic: Grand Mal Seizure
- Wikipedia: Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
- Aetna Intelihealth: Generalized Seizures (Grand Mal Seizures)
- Epilepsy Foundation: Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures (Also Called Grand Mal or a Convulsion)
- eMedicine: Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Grand Mal
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