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| Convulsive and non-convulsive; involve both cerebral hemispheres of the brain |
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| Also called grand mal seizures, most common form; In the Tonic phase skelatal muscles contract or tighten in a spasm lasting 3-5 seconds In the clonic phase there is a dysrhythmic muscular contraction or jerkiness of legs and arms lasting 2-4 minutes |
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| sustained muscle contraction |
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| Dysrhythmic Muscle contraction |
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| also called petit mal seizure, brief loss of consiousness lasting less than 10 seconds fewer than three spike waves on the EEG printout; usually occurs in children |
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