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If you have a grand mal seizure and your body turns to the right during the seizure is that indicative that it impacted one side of the brain? which?

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Sounds focal: A primary focus can generalize and cause a full-blown grand mal seizure, and from your description would wonder about a left-sided cerebral focus. You may or may not find a lesion if MRI imaging is done, as could be very tiny area.

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/16/2016

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