grand mal
Severe epileptic episode
Grand mal is a type of epileptic seizure involving loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions throughout the body.
The term comes from French meaning "great illness," distinguishing it from petit mal, a milder form.
Now often called tonic-clonic seizure in medical contexts: She hadn't had a grand mal in over two years.
Seizure with rigidity and convulsions
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
- loss of consciousnessAwareness temporarily ceasing
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
jerking · thrashing · collapse · sudden onset · loss of control · warning signs · recovery period · tongue biting
Of the nervous system
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- temporal lobeBrain section for hearing
- ketogenic dietCarb-restricted eating approach
photosensitivity · hippocampus · lobectomy · neurotransmitters · brainwave · medication · diagnosis · triggers
Furthest from moderate
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- violentInvolving physical force
- intenseExtreme in degree
forceful · overwhelming · profound · uncontrolled · dramatic · frightening · dangerous · life-threatening
tonic-clonic
Seizure with rigidity and convulsions
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
- loss of consciousnessAwareness temporarily ceasing
aura · jerking · thrashing · collapse · sudden onset · loss of control · warning signs · recovery period · tongue biting · incontinence
neurological
Of the nervous system
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- temporal lobeBrain section for hearing
ketogenic diet · photosensitivity · hippocampus · lobectomy · neurotransmitters · brainwave · medication · diagnosis · triggers · monitoring
extreme
Furthest from moderate
intense · forceful · overwhelming · profound · uncontrolled · dramatic · frightening · dangerous · life-threatening · medical emergency