Mesh term Epilepsy, Generalized
Browse to parent terms:Epilepsy
Description
Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain. Classification is generally based upon motor manifestations of the seizure (e.g., convulsive, nonconvulsive, akinetic, atonic, etc.) or etiology (e.g., idiopathic, cryptogenic, and symptomatic). (From Mayo Clin Proc, 1996 Apr;71(4):405-14)Browse to child terms:
Epilepsies, Myoclonic
Epilepsy, Absence
Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
Nodding Syndrome
Spasms, Infantile
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