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Epilepsy (tonic clonic or grand mal seizures)
Grand mal seizures are a clinical finding in which a person loses consciousness and their entire body experiences uncontrolled rhythmic muscle contractions and may result in incontinence during the seizure.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
Is a type of:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A female asked:
Does a normal EEG mean you don't have epilepsy? All my EEGs have come back normal however I still experience multiple tonic clonic and absent seizures
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a tonic-clonic seizure with no epilepsy?
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A 31-year old asked:
Are tonic clonic seizures only a symptom of epilepsy or could they be associated with migraine?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Please explain when a person should call 911 for someone with diagnosis epilepsy having a tonic clonic seizure?
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A 22-year old female asked:
If I have epilepsy which causes grand mal tonic clonic seizures, does that mean i shouldn't have children?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have 'seizures' they think are epilepsy but cant find a way to control them. Arnt tonic clonic like the others Insted these can occur daily. i get confused say repeatly the same thing & end up on ground unresponsve 10min. Am tired with no mem after?
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A 44-year old asked:
Are tonic clonic seizures only a symptom of epilepsy?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Is monoclonal epilepsy, tonic clonic seizure, tonic seizure and clonic seizure are the same ( grand mal)?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Hi, I am diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy, where my seizures are focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures. Recently, I've been experiencing seizures in my dreams and I don't know if it's happening in real life. My seizures result in neck-jerking?
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A 22-year old male asked:
My mom has epilepsy, I think it's tonic-clonic seizure. Most causes that her seizure attacks is menstruation and lack ofsleep. But the duration of where she's unconscious lasts mostly about 5mins? Is it that common?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I'm on Lamictin 400mg for Tonic Clonic Epilepsy. Would taking Duromine 15mg cancel out the effect of my anti-epileptic drug?
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the differences between tonic-clonic seizures, simple partial seizures, and complex partial seizures?
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A 46-year old asked:
What's the difference between a pseudoseizure and a tonic-clonic seizure?
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A 32-year old asked:
Why do people vomit with a tonic clonic seizure?
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A 33-year old asked:
Please explain why people vomit after a tonic clonic seizure?
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A 47-year old asked:
I had a tonic-clonic seizure and the neurologist told me not to drive for 6 months. It is the law?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Swelling in upper left abddomen, and slicing pain in lumbar vertabrae stopped 5 years ago no more tonic clonic seizures. How come?
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A female asked:
Have read that people with chiari 1 malformations can have cerebellar fits. What is the difference betw. A cerebellar fit & a tonic clonic seizure?
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A 33-year old asked:
How much jerking do you have to do before you call it a tonic-clonic seizure?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures?
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A 30-year old asked:
I had a tonic-clonic seizure and the neurologist told me not to drive for six months. What are the laws?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Had one brief tonic clonic seizure with a fever as an infant . In late teens developed partial and then generalized seizures. Possible connection?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Tonic clonic seizure?
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A 37-year old asked:
Tonic-clonic seizure and epileptic seizure: are they the same thing?
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A 47-year old asked:
Are you supposed to wrap someone in a blanket after a tonic clonic convulsive seizure?
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A 34-year old asked:
How effective is carbamazepine in preventing generalized tonic clonic seizures?
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A 29-year old asked:
What should I do if i keep breaking teeth during tonic clonic seizures?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am epileptic, i have absencescomplex partial tonic-clonic seizures. Recently i have been getting a sort of buzzing in my head cud this b a seizure?
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A male asked:
Can damage to the vagus nerve cause a tonic-clonic seizure? My seizure was 9 months after gastric volvulus surgery. I have gastroparesis.
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the meaning of tonic clonic seizure?
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