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Idiopathic epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures only versus idiopathic epilepsy with phantom absences and generalized tonic–clonic seizures: One or two syndromes?

Epilepsia, 2008
SummaryPurpose: To define the relationship between two syndromes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) with apparently similar phenotypes: The form with generalized tonic–clonic seizures only (IGE‐GTCS) and that with phantom absences (IGE‐PA).Methods: We compared the electroclinical features of 33 consecutive patients with GTCS and generalized spike
Michael, Koutroumanidis, Konstantinos, Aggelakis, Chrysostomos P, Panayiotopoulos   +2 more
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The Effect of Epilepsy Surgery on Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Epilepsia
AbstractObjectiveEpilepsy surgery outcomes tend to be judged by the percentage in seizure reduction without considering the effect on specific seizure types, particularly tonic–clonic seizures, which produce the greatest morbidity and mortality. We assess how often focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (BTCS) stop and how often they appear de novo ...
Juan Luis Alcala‐Zermeno, Marina Romozzi, Michael R. Sperling   +2 more
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Quantifying the burden of generalized tonic‐clonic seizures in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epilepsia, 2020
AbstractObjectiveCompared to other seizure types, generalized tonic‐clonic (GTC) seizures may be disproportionately related to increased morbidity, and reducing seizure frequency could translate into improvements across measures of morbidity in medically treated patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE).
Shehryar R Sheikh, Nicholas Thompson, Feride Frech, Manoj Malhotra, Lara Jehi   +4 more
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Is Ethosuximide a Risk Factor for Generalised Tonic-clonic Seizures in Absence Epilepsy?

Neuropediatrics, 2007
The occurrence of generalised tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) was investigated in patients with absence epilepsy (AE), evaluating the opinion that ethosuximide does not protect against GTCS. Our retrospective study included 238 patients with absences and generalised 3-Hz spike waves (SW).
B, Schmitt, T, Kovacevic-Preradovic, H, Critelli, L, Molinari   +3 more
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Tonic‐clonic seizures in idiopathic generalized epilepsies: Prevalence, risk factors, and outcome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2020
We investigated the prevalence of generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs) in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and the risk factors associated with them. We also studied the seizure outcome in patients with IGEs.In this retrospective study, all patients with a diagnosis of IGE were recruited at the epilepsy clinic at Shiraz ...
Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya, Maryam Homayoun
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Severe Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy of Infancy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Neuropediatrics, 1998
While the literature on infantile epilepsies with minor and major seizures is extensive, little consideration has been given to infantile epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) alone. The aim of the present study was to analyze the data of a large group of patients and their families to obtain further insight into the clinical picture ...
H, Doose, H, Lunau, E, Castiglione, S, Waltz   +3 more
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Tonic-Clonic Epilepsy in Animals

2011
The tonic-clonic seizure (grand mal) is one of the most dramatic seizures, lasts several minutes, and is what is commonly associated with a “seizure.” It is a generalized seizure in that consciousness is lost, and if standing, the patient falls to the ground (the falling sickness). The seizure originates, or is immediately a bilateral phenomenon. There
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Asymmetric termination of secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy

Neurology, 2002
In patients with secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures (sGTCS) an asymmetric termination of the clonic phase can be observed. The authors systematically analyzed this phenomenon in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Thirty-nine sGTCS from 29 patients with TLE who underwent successful epilepsy surgery were analyzed, in addition to a ...
E, Trinka, G, Walser, I, Unterberger, G, Luef, T, Benke, L, Bartha, G, Eibl, M, Ortler, G, Bauer   +8 more
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Tonic-Clonic Epilepsy in Humans

2011
Tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal seizures) are those affecting the entire brain. The convulsions involve the entire body and consist of muscle rigidity, violent muscle contractions, and a loss of consciousness. When the seizure activity stops, ­unconsciousness usually continues for many minutes, then occurs a period of confusion, amnesia, and ...
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Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures in newly diagnosed focal epilepsy

Epilepsia
AbstractPresence of focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS) in focal epilepsy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for FBTCS are poorly understood, and little is known regarding FBTCS recurrence after treatment initiation.
Shruti Agashe, Gregory D. Cascino, Orrin Devinsky, Sarah Barnard, Barry Gidal, Bassel Abou‐Khalil, Manisha G. Holmes, Jonah Fox, Pavel Klein, Jacob Pellinen, Jacqueline A. French   +10 more
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