Epilepsy, Generalized |
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| Convulsive Seizure Disorder, Generalized; Epilepsy, Akinetic; Epilepsy, Atonic; Generalized Convulsive Epilepsy; Generalized Nonconvulsive Epilepsy; Generalized Onset Seizure Disorder; Generalized Seizure Disorder, Convulsive | |
| Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain. Classification is generally based upon motor manifestations of the seizure (e.g., convulsive, nonconvulsive, akinetic, atonic, etc.) or etiology (e.g., idiopathic, cryptogenic, and symptomatic). (From Mayo Clin Proc, 1996 Apr;71(4):405-14) | |