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… Sometimes the person may cry out as the vocal cords contract and air is released from the … Sometimes the person may cry out as the vocal cords contract and air is released from the …
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Overview Tonic seizures are fairly uncommon. They occur mostly in people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. This is a severe form of generalized epilepsy that begins in early childhood. (Children with …
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Overview Epilepsy that causes generalized seizures is more common in children than in adults. Focal seizures start in a specific, often damaged area in the brain. But generalized seizures can't be …
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… 24 hours. The more severe the injury, the higher the risk. Stroke or conditions that … for people with epilepsy. The risk may be higher in people who often have tonic-clonic … Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or very high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can cause …
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… occur mostly in people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. This is a severe form of generalized … childhood. (Children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome may also have tonic seizures.) People … occur mostly in people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. This is a severe form of generalized …
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… Epilepsy and Driving Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures … Epilepsy and Driving Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures …
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… Many children with juvenile absence epilepsy have generalized tonic-clonic seizures as … Many children with juvenile absence epilepsy have generalized tonic-clonic seizures as …
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… 12 and 18. People with the disorder tend to have seizures that cause jerking in the shoulders or arms. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence …
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Overview Myoclonic seizures affect a small number of children and adults with generalized epilepsy of unknown cause. In children and teens with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, the seizures seem to occur …
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… called complex partial seizures) occur in children and adults with certain forms of … lasts 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Most people who have focal impaired awareness seizures do … called complex partial seizures) occur in children and adults with certain forms of …