noun
- Epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking.
- synonyms: grand mal epilepsy, generalized epilepsy, epilepsia major
- A seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body.
- synonyms: generalized seizure, epilepsia major
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