clonic

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That being said, I'm not sure it would be possible for anyone who hasn't had a seizure to fully appreciate what it's actually like to suffer a full tonic-clonic ( "grand mal," latin for very bad) seizure.

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  1. In pathology, pertaining to or exhibiting clonus.
  2. Clonic spasm a spasm in which the muscles or muscular fibers contract and relax alternately, in somewhat quick succession, as in the latter part of an epileptic attack: used in contradistinction to tonic spasm.

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  • Look buddy, you've obviously never had, nor have you ever witnessed, a tonic clonic seizure. —  Pharyngula
  • Look buddy, you've obviously never had, nor have you ever witnessed, a tonic clonic seizure —  Pharyngula
  • BIOLOGICAL THERAPY • ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY - Artificial induction of a grand mal seizure by passing a controlled electrical current through electrodes applied to one or both temples - mechanism of action - unclear - voltage: 70 - 150 volts - Duration: 0.5 - 2.0 seconds - 6 to 12 treatments - intervals of 48 hours • indicators of effectiveness - occurrence of generalized tonic - clonic seizures —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Case Presentation: PMH Seizure Disorder  ( "Epilepsy with occasional tendency for tonic-clonic Seizures") Conduct Disorder (aggressive outbursts)  Hypothyroidism  GERD  —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • That being said, I'm not sure it would be possible for anyone who hasn't had a seizure to fully appreciate what it's actually like to suffer a full tonic-clonic ( "grand mal," latin for very bad) seizure. —  reddit.com: what's new online!
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  1. from New Latin clonicus, from clonus, q. v.
 

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