Grand Mal
nounid
66910·updated May 18, 2026verified
epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
polysemousMWE
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- epilepsia majorgeneralized epilepsygeneralized seizuregrand mal epilepsy
- plural
- Grand Mals
- possessive
- Grand Mal's
- pluralpossessive
- Grand Mals'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
- §2
- epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
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