Abstract
We studied the electroclinical features and prognosis of 103 patients with tonic-clonic sci/urcs alone. Patients were classified into three groups according lo seizure semiology and imerictal EEG: primary grand mal. focal grand mal and indeterminate grand mal. Discriminant analysis showed that a number of other electroclinical features had no significant classiilcatory power. Patients have been followed for 2-10 years. At the last observation 40% of patients were free from tonic-clonic seizures and 23% had fewer than 1 seizure a year, without differences among the three groups. The appearance of ‘minor’ (absence or partial) seizures during follow-up occurred in 12 patients and did not change the prognosis of tonic-clonic seizures. At the end of follow-up. 96% of patients had a normal social adjustment. Grand mal epilepsies therefore appear to have a good prognosis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 339-345 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Neurology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 |
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Keywords
- Electroclinical features
- Grand mal epilepsies
- Prognosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
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Prognostic and electroclinical features of grand mai epilepsies. / D’Alessandro, Roberto; Pazzaglia, P.; Tinuper, P.; Ferrara, R.; Fabbri, R.; Lugaresi, E.
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AU - D’Alessandro, Roberto
AU - Pazzaglia, P.
AU - Tinuper, P.
AU - Ferrara, R.
AU - Fabbri, R.
AU - Lugaresi, E.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - We studied the electroclinical features and prognosis of 103 patients with tonic-clonic sci/urcs alone. Patients were classified into three groups according lo seizure semiology and imerictal EEG: primary grand mal. focal grand mal and indeterminate grand mal. Discriminant analysis showed that a number of other electroclinical features had no significant classiilcatory power. Patients have been followed for 2-10 years. At the last observation 40% of patients were free from tonic-clonic seizures and 23% had fewer than 1 seizure a year, without differences among the three groups. The appearance of ‘minor’ (absence or partial) seizures during follow-up occurred in 12 patients and did not change the prognosis of tonic-clonic seizures. At the end of follow-up. 96% of patients had a normal social adjustment. Grand mal epilepsies therefore appear to have a good prognosis.
AB - We studied the electroclinical features and prognosis of 103 patients with tonic-clonic sci/urcs alone. Patients were classified into three groups according lo seizure semiology and imerictal EEG: primary grand mal. focal grand mal and indeterminate grand mal. Discriminant analysis showed that a number of other electroclinical features had no significant classiilcatory power. Patients have been followed for 2-10 years. At the last observation 40% of patients were free from tonic-clonic seizures and 23% had fewer than 1 seizure a year, without differences among the three groups. The appearance of ‘minor’ (absence or partial) seizures during follow-up occurred in 12 patients and did not change the prognosis of tonic-clonic seizures. At the end of follow-up. 96% of patients had a normal social adjustment. Grand mal epilepsies therefore appear to have a good prognosis.
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KW - Prognosis
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