People with tonic clonic seizures (formerly known as grand mal seizures) that affect the entire brain are more likely to die suddenly than people with partial seizures that affect an area of the brain. (sciencedaily.com)
Unfortunately, when poor Jasmin had her first grand mal seizure at age three, not much information was available for alternative therapy. (upforpups.org)
But here is what I was taught in school: Seizures that put the whole body into severe muscle contractions, are called grand mal seizures. (2ndchance.info)