Grand mal and Jacksonian epilepsy

Grand mal

Grand mal noun - Epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking.
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Jacksonian epilepsy and grand mal are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Jacksonian epilepsy" with "Grand mal", this phrases are similar.

Jacksonian epilepsy

Jacksonian epilepsy noun - Focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body.

Grand mal and Jacksonian epilepsy are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Grand mal" with "Jacksonian epilepsy", this phrases are similar.
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