what a grand-mal seizure is?

Answer 1

Thats a pretty old term. Its now called a tonic-clonic seizure. A person having a tonic-clonic seizure may cry out, lose consciousness and fall to the ground, and convulse, often violently.A tonic-clonic seizure results in violent movements that cannot and should not be suppressed. The person should never be restrained, nor should there be any attempt to put something in the mouth. Potentially sharp or dangerous objects should also be moved from the vicinity, so that the individual is not hurt. After the seizure if the person is not fully conscious and alert, they should be placed in the recovery position.

Answer 2

A grand-mal seizure is much like an electrical storm in your brain. The electrical impulses bounce in a random and unrestrained pattern in the brain, often the effect being a "seizure" or characteristic disfunction of bodily control as well as mental activities.

ie: A person may fall, be unable to respond, muscles contract and relax uncontrollably.

The best course of action is to stop a person from hurting themselves by shielding them from a fall, and placing a soft object in their mouth to keep them from biting their tongue. You should also move any objects from them so they do not flail against them and hurt themselves.

This is a condition that can be serious, but historically some great people have reportedly suffered from such seizures but were able to achieve greatness. It is said that Alexander the great had seizures.

Answer 3

it is the type of epilepsy where you have a full seiziure. a peti-mal seizuire is still epilepsy but you don't have a physical seizure it's kind of like a blank where you switch off for a small amount of time but have no memory of it.

Answer 4

You mean grand-mal epilepsy.