GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES. A GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS GRAND MAL SEIZURE, IS DEFINED AS A SEIZURE THAT HAS A TONIC PHASE FOLLOWED BY CLONIC MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS. AMONG PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND OBSERVERS, THEY ARE MOST FEARED OF SEIZURE TYPES. THEY ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED AWARENESS OR COMPLETE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE DISEASE ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ARE DESCRIBED ALONG WITH THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES. THIS ARTICLE COVERS THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES.