Gelastic epilepsy is a rare form of epilepsy in which a person experiences ‘gelastic’ seizures. ‘Gelastic’ is a Greek word derived from “Gelastikos” which means laughter. This epilepsy syndrome is more visible…
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Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Treatment
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy or JME is characterized by the presence of petit mal seizures (also known as absence seizures), grand mal seizures (also known as generalized tonic-clonic seizures) and myoclonic convulsions. It…
Intractable Epilepsy
When epilepsy is uncontrolled, it shows the continuous manifestation of an intolerable quantity of seizures despite judicious treatment. The amount of seizures considered intolerable reliant on the patient’s lifestyle, the nature of…
What are Myoclonic Seizures?
Myoclonic Seizures are usually concise, shock-like jerks of the muscle or a group of muscles. Expanding the term, “Myo” means muscle and “clonus” means an instant alternating denial and repose, jerking or…
Grand Mal Seizures and its Long-Term Effects
Grand mal seizures also known as Tonic Clonic Seizures are a type of seizure disorder that affects the entire brain. Any type of seizure disorder can really have negative effects to the…
Herbal Remedies for Seizures
Whatever type of seizure disorder a person is suffering from, may it be grand mal seizures, petit mal seizures, partial seizure, absence seizure, etc., episodes of seizures are caused by abnormal electrical…
Idiopathic Grand Mal Seizure And Sleep Deprivation
Sleep awakening epilepsy is related with the syndrome of idiopathic grand mal seizures. They mostly occur when a person abruptly loss control of his/her sleep in the early morning hours or when…
Partial vs. Generalized Seizures In Children
Tonic clonic seizures formerly known as grand mal seizures can be a result from an abnormal electrical activity in the entire brain, while absence seizures or petit mal seizures happen due to…
Alcohol Abuse Can Cause Grand Mal Seizures
If the brain’s normal electrical activity is disrupted, it can cause grand mal seizures or tonic-clonic seizures. During seizures, nerve cells in the brain send abnormal electrical and chemical signals across different…
The Three Phases of Grand Mal Seizures
Grand Mal Seizures also known as Tonic-Clonic Seizures are a type of generalized seizure that affects the whole brain. The Grand Mal Seizures are the most common type of seizure that is…