5 Questions
Which type of seizure involves the entire brain and can lead to a convulsive attack with characteristics similar to generalized tonic clonic convulsion?
Secondarily Generalized Seizures
Which type of seizure is often called 'grand mal' attacks and is the commonest of all epileptic seizures?
Tonic Clonic seizures
Which type of seizure happens almost exclusively in childhood and early adolescence?
Absences
During which type of seizure does the patient suddenly go stiff, fall, and convulse, with laboured breathing and salivation?
Tonic Clonic seizures
Which type of seizure can involve confusion, somnolence, with or without transient focal deficit?
Secondarily Generalized Seizures
Learn about the characteristics and symptoms of secondarily generalized seizures, which are partial seizures that spread to the entire brain, leading to convulsive attacks. Understand the warning signs and how they can be identified through an EEG.
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