What is a grand mal

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Last time I went shopping, when I passed a large shopping mall with my best friend, I saw a large circle of people around me, and there was an ambulance nearby. Later, I heard that it was because of a person's epileptic seizure. Let's talk about what a epileptic seizure is.

What is a grand mal

First: seizures, also known as generalized tonic clonic seizures, characterized by loss of consciousness and generalized convulsions, can be divided into four stages. The common symptoms of epileptic grand mal mainly include mouth foaming, eyes turning up, limbs twitching, screaming and so on, which can cause incontinence and persistent seizures.

Second: epileptic aura symptoms a mental disorder: irritability, or euphoria, trance, hyperactivity, and even hit, bite, destroy things, completely do not listen to persuasion. Older children can say that they are upset and always want to fight. Some children have a sense of panic before the attack, throw themselves into the arms of their relatives or grasp the real object; some feel a sudden rush of gas, dizzy hair, and then seizures.

Third: the skeletal muscle presents continuous contraction. The upper eyelids are raised, the eyeballs are raised, the larynx is spasmodic, and a cry is made. The mouth is forced first and then tightly closed, which may break the tip of the tongue. The neck and trunk flexed first and then stretched. The upper limb is adduction and pronation when it is lifted up and rotated backward. The lower limbs turned from flexion to strong extension. After 10-20 seconds of ankylosis, slight tremors appeared in the extremities.

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The above is a summary of what is the peak seizure of this disease, in general, the onset of this type of disease is very fast, and the process of treatment will be very long, so the patient's family members must do this psychological preparation, comfort the patient.