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Epilepsy, Generalized

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Definition: Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain. Classification is generally based upon motor manifestations of the seizure (e.g., convulsive, nonconvulsive, akinetic, atonic, etc.) or etiology (e.g., idiopathic, cryptogenic, and symptomatic). (From Mayo Clin Proc, 1996 Apr;71(4):405-14)  "generalized" as opposed to "focal" or partial (   
Examples Epilepsy, Absence; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Spasms, Infantile 		Other names Seizure Disorder, Generalized; Generalized Nonconvulsive Seizure Disorder; Epilepsy, Tonic; Convulsive Generalized Seizure Disorder; Tonic Epilepsies; Seizure Disorders, Generalized; Nonconvulsive Epilepsy, Generalized; Generalized Seizure Disorders; Generalized Seizure Disorder; Generalized Epilepsy, Symptomatic; Generalized Epilepsy; Generalized Epilepsies; Generalized Convulsive Epilepsies; Epilepsy, Symptomatic Generalized; Epilepsy, Generalized Nonconvulsive; Epilepsy, Generalized Convulsive; Epilepsies, Tonic; Epilepsies, Generalized Convulsive; Epilepsies, Generalized; Epilepsies, Atonic

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