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Generalized epilepsy
Epilepsy syndrome that is characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Generalized epilepsy is a form of epilepsy characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause.[1] Generalized seizures, as opposed to focal seizures, are a type of seizure that impairs consciousness and distorts the electrical activity of the whole or a larger portion of the brain (which can be seen, for example, on electroencephalography, EEG).[2]
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Generalized epilepsy | |
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Other names | Primary generalized epilepsy, idiopathic epilepsy |
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Generalized 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram | |
Specialty | Neurology |
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Generalized epilepsy is primary because the epilepsy is the originally diagnosed condition itself, as opposed to secondary epilepsy, which occurs as a symptom of a diagnosed condition.[3]