Generalized Seizure (Noun)
Meaning
A seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- A generalized seizure causes a loss of consciousness and involuntary muscle contractions that affect the entire body.
- Generalized seizures often start without warning, leading to violent convulsions that may last for several minutes.
- A typical symptom of a generalized seizure is sudden and severe loss of consciousness and the contraction of every major muscle group in the body.
- As soon as a person enters into a generalized seizure they tend to collapse due to sudden and unpredictable onset.
- While being present when a family member had their first generalized seizure the noise they were making really worried onlookers as much as her seizure action appeared harmful and sudden to themselves as to any member.