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With no epilepsy history in family how rare is it to have gran mal seizures?

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About 1/10...: About 10% of the population will have a seizure in their lifetime. Epilepsy, defined as more than one seizure, is diagnosed in 1-3 % in the population. Grand mal seizures may be due to exposure/withdrawal of certain medications, toxins, fever (in children), illnesses (e.g. Encephalitis), head injury, or even low blood sugar, calcium, magnesium or sodium. Your doctor should evaluate soon!

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Answered 4/15/2016

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sadly...: Not that rare. 9% will have a seizure in their life. About 3% will have epilepsy at some point in their life. Also, there is no age at which it is distinctly unusual to develop seizures.

Answered 10/24/2013

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