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  2. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    The majority of patients (58.2%) have frequent myoclonic jerks, [13] with some sources stating that all patients with JME have myoclonic seizures. [10] Generalized tonicclonic seizures are less common [13] but still reported in 85–90%. [10] Absence seizures are believed to be least common, with an estimated prevalence between 10% and 40%.

  3. Epilepsy and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Absence seizures; Myoclonic jerks; Tonic-clonic seizures; An uptick in milder seizures also should be tracked, as this can often signal an increased likelihood of convulsive seizures. Pregnant patients with epilepsy should keep track of their seizure activity and report all breakthrough seizures, regardless of severity, to their healthcare ...

  4. Epilepsy in children - Wikipedia

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    The epileptic seizure in the vast majority of pediatric epilepsy patients is ephemeral, and symptoms typically subside on their own after the seizure comes to an end, but some children experience what is known as a “seizure cluster," in which the first seizure is followed by a second episode approximately six hours later.

  5. Generalized tonic–clonic seizure - Wikipedia

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    A generalized tonicclonic seizure, commonly known as a grand mal seizure or GTCS, [1] is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive tonic and clonic muscle contractions. Tonicclonic seizures are the seizure type most commonly associated with epilepsy and seizures in general and the most common seizure associated ...

  6. Seizure types - Wikipedia

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    A seizure is a paroxysmal episode of symptoms or altered behavior arising from abnormal excessive or synchronous brain neuronal activity. [5] A focal onset seizure arises from a biological neural network within one cerebral hemisphere, while a generalized onset seizure arises from within the cerebral hemispheres rapidly involving both hemispheres.

  7. Myoclonic astatic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Nocturnal generalized tonic-clonic seizures, which may develop later, are another unfavorable sign. [ citation needed ] If tonic seizures appear, prognosis is poor. Status epilepticus with myoclonic, astatic, myoclonic-astatic, or absence seizures is another ominous sign, especially when prolonged or appearing early.

  8. Seizure - Wikipedia

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    A seizure is a sudden change in behavior, movement or consciousness due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. [3] [6] Seizures can look different in different people. It can be uncontrolled shaking of the whole body (tonic-clonic seizures) or a person spacing out for a few seconds (absence seizures).

  9. Benign familial neonatal seizures - Wikipedia

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    BFNS often presents in the first week of life with brief but frequent episodes of tonic-clonic seizures, outside of which a child is completely asymptomatic. [2] [3] [4] During the tonic phase of these seizures, infants may stop breathing and consequently appear blue due to lack of oxygen. Accompanying this is focal or generalized muscle ...