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… Overview Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures are the … happen most often in people with generalized epilepsy of unknown cause. A generalized …
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… Overview Tonic seizures are fairly uncommon. They occur … syndrome. This is a severe form of generalized epilepsy that begins in early childhood. …
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… Overview Epilepsy that causes generalized seizures is more common in children than in …
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… Condition Basics What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a common condition that … the most common type of epilepsy in adults. Generalized epileptic seizures Epilepsy that … risk may be higher in people who often have tonic-clonic seizures or uncontrolled …
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… Overview An atonic epileptic seizure is a sudden loss of … syndrome. This is a severe form of generalized epilepsy that begins in early childhood. …
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… Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures Epilepsy: Focal Aware Seizures … Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures Epilepsy: Generalized Seizures Epilepsy: Generalized …
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… Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It … children with juvenile absence epilepsy have generalized tonic-clonic seizures as well. Both childhood …
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… Overview Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy develops between ages 12 and 18. … that cause jerking in the shoulders or arms. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence seizures may …
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… Overview Myoclonic seizures affect a small number of children and adults with generalized epilepsy of unknown cause. In children and …
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… Overview Focal impaired awareness seizures (sometimes called complex partial … in children and adults with certain forms of epilepsy . They are the most common type of … confused with absence seizures, a type of generalized seizure. Absence seizures, though, …
