If the seizure involves the whole body of the dog, it is known
as grand mal seizure and this is characterized by foaming at the mouth, drooling, twitching, and collapse.
The most common cause of the type of seizure that Walsh had that day — known
as a grand mal seizure (literally «great sickness» in French)-- is epilepsy.
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.
Some people may refer to
these as grand mal seizures.
Not exact matches
We know with confidence that long - term ketosis poses substantial risk for health complications because thousands of children have followed ketogenic diets over the years
as a means of suppressing intractable
grand mal seizures unresponsive to drugs and procedures,
seizures that can lead to irreversible brain damage if not stopped.
No, instead, this Ferrari knows in advance what's going to happen and makes subtle adjustments — or flat - out denies your power request — and the result is that the car is
as smooth
as if a pro were at the wheel when you're doing what amounts to having a
grand mal seizure at the controls.
While the «late onset»
seizures were mainly classified
as grand mal type
seizures, they subjectively appeared to be milder and less frequent than
seizures in the «early onset» dogs.
Small localized
seizures are known
as petit
mal, full blown
seizures are called
grand mal.
Seizures are classified
as either focal (partial) or generalized (
grand mal).
Dogs can have both the «
grand mal» type
as well
as the «petite
mal» type of
seizure.
In the
grand mal seizure, the tonic phase occurs
as the animal falls, loses consciousness and extends his limbs rigidly.