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  1. Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure - Symptoms and causes

    Feb 1, 2025 · Overview A tonic-clonic seizure, previously known as a grand mal seizure, causes a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. It's the type of seizure most people picture when …

  2. Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2025 · Living with tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Epilepsy & Seizures support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a …

  3. Seizures - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 1, 2024 · Tonic-clonic seizures last for several minutes. Tonic-clonic seizures may start as focal seizures that spread to involve most or all of the brain. Seizure stages Seizures can have a …

  4. Convulsión tónico-clónica (gran mal) - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2025 · Una convulsión tónico-clónica, antes conocida como convulsión de tipo gran mal, causa una pérdida de conciencia y contracciones musculares violentas. Es el tipo de convulsión que la …

  5. Epilepsy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 14, 2025 · Tonic-clonic seizures, previously known as grand mal seizures, are the most dramatic type of epileptic seizure. They can cause a sudden loss of consciousness and body stiffening, …

  6. Lacosamide (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2026 · Description Lacosamide is used to treat partial-onset seizures. It is also used with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. It acts on the central nervous system …

  7. Levetiracetam (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2026 · Levetiracetam is used alone or together with other medicines to help control certain types of seizures (eg, partial-onset seizures, myoclonic seizures, or tonic-clonic seizures) in the treatment …

  8. Seizures - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 1, 2024 · Learn about this burst of electrical activity in the brain and what causes it. Find out what to do if you see someone having a seizure.

  9. Convulsión tónico-clónica (gran mal) - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 1, 2025 · Después de una convulsión, acude a un profesional de atención médica para que revise por completo tus síntomas y tus antecedentes médicos. Es posible que necesites varias pruebas …

  10. Explaining epilepsy - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 28, 2023 · Clonic seizures usually affect the neck, face and arms with repeated jerking movements. Similar to clonic seizure, myoclonic seizures involve sudden brief jerks or twitches of the arms.