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tonic-clonic

(tŏn′ĭk-klŏn′ĭk)
adj. Medicine
Both tonic and clonic.
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Five case reports described staring spells and tonic-clonic seizures in patients receiving 10 to 15 mg of aripiprazole.15"19 In the New Drug Application (NDA) for aripiprazole, the incidence of seizures was estimated to be .11% (1 of 926 patients) in placebo-controlled trials and .46% (3 of 859 patients) in haloperidol-controlled trials.
Antipsychotics and seizures: What are the risks? Some agents may lower the seizure threshold, but higher-quality evidence is needed
Seizures can be broadly classified as generalized (tonic-clonic), focal (partial), and other, such as neonatal seizures or infantile spasms.
Differentiating Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity from Seizures in Medically Complex Children
About 53 out of 54 generalised tonic-clonic seizures were detected by Embrace for an accuracy rate of 98% during the clinical testing, with the overall FAR for adults being 0.67 and the one for paediatrics being 1.35.
Empatica wins first of its kind US FDA clearance for Embrace for children diagnosed with epilepsy
Roughly 6,530 hours of data were recorded over 272 days, including 40 generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Varian Acquires Sirtex Medical for $1.3 Billion
Data were expressed as mean[+ or -]standard error of mean (SEM) for the latency of clonic and generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Amelioration of Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizures by Modulators of Sigma, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, and Ryanodine Receptors in Mice
Currently, it is a particularly effective surgical option for patients with LGS who present atonic, tonic and tonic-clonic seizures, even if it is a palliative treatment (7,8).
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Palliative Surgical Treatment: Bibliographic Review
This occurs most commonly in the setting of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, where muscle contractions lead to adenosine monophosphate deamination and the subsequent production of ammonia [4].
A Case of Status-Epilepticus-Associated Transient Hyperammonemia in the Emergency Department
Here, we present a woman with both RA and recurrent pregnancy loss probably due to a high titer of anti-phospholipid IgM antibody, but without hypertension, who suffered PRES with stroke (intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage), accompanied by two tonic-clonic seizures, occurring at 5 and 7 days after delivery.
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome with Stroke in Puerperal Woman with High Titer of Anti-Phospholipid IgM Antibody
The patients with generalized tonic-clonic scored high on trait anxiety whereas patients with absence seizures scored high on trait of dominance.
A CONTROLLED STUDY ON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT EPILEPSY
SCs are more potent than marijuana (as much as 100 times stronger); do not contain the anti-anxiety and antipsychotic constituent of marijuana, cannabidiol; and have a greater risk of a range of adverse effects, such as tachycardia, agitation, nausea, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, psychiatric problems, and death (Pediatrics.
Synthetic cannabinoids used by 3% of high school seniors
The 46-year-old suffered the tonic-clonic seizure - once known as a "grand mal".
Hair-stylist is back in business after suffering life-changing seizure; Lisa has adapted salon for people who, like herself, find bright light and colour painful
During his hospitalization period, one of his sisters developed generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia Due to Homozygous C.706 C>T ( P. R236X) Mutation in 3 Siblings: Presentation with Resistant Epilepsy

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