Did You Know… About Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (PGTC) Seizures?
Posted on January 08, 2017
Primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures (sometimes called grand mal seizures) is a type of generalized epilepsy. This type of seizure affects both sides of your brain at the same time. There are two phases of the seizure:
- Tonic: The stage when your body loses consciousness.
- Clonic: The stage when your body contracts and relaxes rapidly, causing convulsions.
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