Sentences with phrase «grand mal»

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.

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.

But here is what I was taught in school: Seizures that put the whole body into severe muscle contractions, are called grand mal seizures.

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.

Typically anticonvulsants are not prescribed unless your dog has had more than one seizure in a month, a series of seizures close together or immediately following each other, or severe grand mal seizures.

In January 2016, Gooch had to be hospitalized for grand mal seizures.

I have severe grand mal epilepsy and am on a keto diet.

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.

I don't recall his jittery, gritty style bothering me before, but «Man on Fire» seems to be his magnum opus of spastic filmmaking, a veritable grand mal seizure of quick cuts, swirling close - ups and over-caffeinated movement.

Unfortunately, when poor Jasmin had her first grand mal seizure at age three, not much information was available for alternative therapy.

One affected dog had cluster seizures from the onset of disease, while the condition advanced from single grand mal seizures to cluster seizures in 29 affected Irish wolfhounds.

All but four of the affected animals in this study experienced recurring grand mal seizures, with seizure duration varying from 30 seconds to 4 minutes.

While it can seem like a long time has passed if your pet is having a seizure, most grand mal seizures last about 30 seconds up to about three minutes.

Small localized seizures are known as petit mal, full blown seizures are called grand mal.

Most of the Irish wolfhounds had clinical signs and grand mal type seizures, consistent with findings in almost all other studied dog breeds 2, 4, 7, 9, 27.

It is also known as grand mal — «grand» being French for «big» of course!

Focal seizures are not as concerning as grand mal seizures and the length of the seizure is important to note.

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.

Justine had suffered a grand mal seizure, which was believed to have been caused by low magnesium and potassium levels.

It began with a commencement speech by Sen. John McCain and ended when he suffered a grand mal seizure that forced him into a medical retirement.

It's called a grand mal seizure — medical condition because of a neurological defect....

She also had seizures which were called «grand mal» at the time, where her body went into a convulsion that lasted several minutes, followed by sleeping for hours at a time.

It was the most effective drug available for tonic - clonic (grand mal) seizures until 1938, when Dilantin, a far less sedating drug, displaced it.

The device, called a brain stethoscope, was designed to help recognize and detect types of seizures that — unlike the generalized «grand mal» seizures that leave victims convulsing — present themselves subtly.

The side effect that draws the most concern is rare but serious: grand mal seizures.

NATURAL & EFFECTIVE TREATMENT TO SEIZURE (EPILEPSY): Our son has temporal lobe epilepsy, He has seizure and had a grand mal with rage episode (8 men to hold him down), Our son's seizure is constant throughout the day according to EEG results.

NATURAL & EFFECTIVE TREATMENT TO SEIZURE: Our son has temporal lobe epilepsy, He has seizure and had a grand mal with rage episode (8 men to hold him down), Our son's seizure is constant throughout the day according to EEG results.

This involves all areas of the brain, and it is often referred to as grand mal seizures.

There are children, kids, who have intractable seizures, grand mal seizures, unresponsive to drugs or sometimes even surgery.

My son has Grand Mal seizures when exposed to even the tiniest trace amounts of gluten.

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.

Many people know of or have seen a classic «grand mal» type of seizure.

Margot is safe in sanctuary care and is not adoptable due to grand mal seizures.

The majority of seizures in pet's are the «grand mal» type.

Typical symptoms in a severe, or grand mal seizure, include: Falling

Generalized seizures include the classic seizure that most people are familiar with — the grand mal.

Focal seizures start in a specific area of the brain and either remain localized, resulting in only facial twitching or excessive blinking, for instance, or may spread and become generalized, leading to a grand mal seizure.

Animals will lose consciousness during a grand mal seizure, but will remain aware of their surroundings during a focal seizure.

Grand mal seizures are considered classic seizures.

I am now left with twice a day insulin shots for diabetes at 14 units each, twice a day pills of phenobarbital for the grand mal seizures and 150 enapril for hypertension (extreme high blood pressure).

They can be grand mal or mild.

These seizures are sometimes referred to as «grand mal,» though this term is used less commonly in veterinary medicine than in human medicine.

A seizure does not have to involve convulsions, or the shaking and twitching that many people associate with seizures, but those are often the most easily recognized types of seizures (known as grand mal or generalized seizures).