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Synonyms:
Generalised tonic-clonic seizure, Generalised tonic-clonic seizures, Generalized clonic-tonic seizures, Generalized tonic clonic seizures, Generalized tonic-clonic seizure, Generalized tonic-clonic seizures, Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS), Grand mal, Grand mal epileptic fit, Grand mal fit, Grand Mal Seizure, Grand mal seizure (finding), grand mal seizures, Grand mal seizures unspecified (with or without petit mal), Grand-Mal Seizure, Grand-mal seizures, haut mal, SEIZURE GENERALIZED TONIC CLONIC, SEIZURE GRAND MAL, SEIZURE TONIC CLONIC, Seizure Tonic-Clonic, Seizure(s) Grand Mal, Seizures generalized tonic-clonic, Seizures Grand-Mal, Seizures Tonic Clonic, Seizures Tonic-Clonic, Tonic clonic seizures, Tonic-clonic convulsion, Tonic-clonic seizure, Tonic-clonic seizure (finding), Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Definition:
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455 possible diagnoses found.
Trauma Causes
Electromagnetic, Physics, trauma, Radiation Causes
Iatrogenic, Self Induced Disorders
Surgical, Procedure Complication
Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
- AIDS Meningoencephalitis
- Cholera
- Encephalitis, herpes simplex
- Encephalitis, viral
- Meningitis Bacterial
- Meningitis, Hemophilus
- Meningitis, pneumococcal
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Meningitis, tuberculosis
- Acanthamoeba/cerebral infection
- Amebic (Naegleria) meningoencephalitis
- Cat scratch meningoencephalitis
- Encephalitis, bacterial/cerebritis
- Encephalitis, Dawsons/inclusion body
- Encephalitis, Eastern equine
- Encephalitis, Murray valley
- Encephalitis, St Louis B
- Encephalitis, Western equine
- Gram negative (e coli) meningitis
- Histoplasmosis meningitis
- Leptospiral meningitis
- Listeria meningitis
- Malaria, cerebral
- Meningitis, staphylococcus aureus
- Plague meningitis
- Reyes syndrome
- Tetanus
- Tetanus, neonatal
- West Nile fever/encephalitis
- Cysticercosis, cerebral
- Ebola virus disease
- Legionaires disease
- Toxoplasma meningoencephalitis
- Toxoplasmosis, disseminated
- Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
- General paresis/CNS syphilis dementia
- Meningitis, cryptococcal
- Mucormycosis, rhinocerebral/phycomyco's
- Syphilis, congenital
- Toxoplasmosis, cerebral
- Whipples disease
- Encephalitis, California
- Encephalitis, equine, Venezuelan
- Encephalitis, Japanese B
- Encephalitis, powassan
- Hemorrhagic fever, Brazilian/Sabia
- Nipah virus/encephalitis
- Tularemia meningitis
- African hemorrhagic (Marburg) virus disease
Infected organ, Abscesses
Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Neoplastic Disorders
Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
- Anaphylaxis, generalized
- Bee/wasp venom allergy
- Encephalitis, hemorrhagic, acute
- Encephalitis, post viral
- HELLP syndrome of pregnancy
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- Lupus cerebritis
- Takayasu's pulseless aortitis synd.
- Lupus erythematosis, systemic
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Vasculitis
- Polyarteritis nodosa, infantile
- Idiopathic Anaphylactoid Reactions/Recurrent
Metabolic, Storage Disorders
- Nocturnal hypoglycemia/insulin
- Metabolic disorders
- Methemoglobinemia, Hereditary
- Porphyria variegata
- Porphyria, acute intermittent
- Kernicterus
- Tay-Sachs disease
- Phenylketonuria/PKU
- Pyridoxine dependency
- Aminoacid enzyme/metabolic disorder
- Cerebral lipidosis disorder
- Hyperglycinemia, nonketotic
- Prolinemia/type II
- Sialidosis/Cherry Red Spot Myoclonus
- Wilsons Disease
- Beta-glucuronidase deficiency syndrome (MPS VII)
- Coproporphyria, hereditary
- Fructose intolerance, hereditary
- Fucosidosis (Anderson-Fabry)
- Galactosemia
- Gangliosidosis, generalized (GM1)
- Homocystinuria/homocystinemia
- Infantile ceroid lipofuscinosis/Finnish (Santvuori-Haltia)
- Maple syrup urine disease
- McArdle's syndrome
- Methemoglobinemia, acquired/toxic
Biochemical Disorders
Deficiency Disorders
Congenital, Developmental Disorders
Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Schilder disease/Adrenoleukodystrophy
- MELAS Encephalopathy
- Pallister W Syndrome
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Van Bogaert encephalitis
- Alpers cerebral degeneration of infancy
- Encephalomyelopathy/necro/subact/Leigh
- Hereditary mitochondrial disorder
- Hermann's syndrome
- Kearns-Sayre Ophthalmoplegic Syndrome
- Menkes steely hair disease
Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders
Relational, Mental, Psychiatric Disorders
Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
- Cardiac arrest
- Ventricular arrhythmias
- Cardiac syncope
- Convulsion/grand mal seizure
- Eclampsia of pregnancy
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, grand mal
- Febrile seizure
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Preeclampsia/Toxemia of pregnancy
- Hyperthermia
- Postural hypotension
- Encephalopathy, hypertensive
- Epilepsy, posttraumatic/Jacksonian
- Hypertension, malignant
- Rolandic epilepsy
- Stokes-Adams attacks
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Inappropriate ADH secretion
Reference to Organ System
Pathophysiologic
Drugs
- Antibiotic/Antibacterial Administration/Toxicity
- Medication/drugs
- Caffeine Administration/Toxicity/ingestion
- Adrenergic/catecholamine toxidrome
- Anticholinergics (Belladonna/Atropine) toxidrome
- Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Anticonvulsants Administration/Toxicity
- Antidepressant medication Administration/Toxicity
- Antipsychotic medications Administration/Toxicity
- Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid) Administration/Toxicity
- Beta-blocker Administration/Toxicity/effect
- Ergot alkaloid Administration/Toxicity
- Hypoglycemic/Anti-diabetic drug Administration/Toxicity/effect
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor Administration/Toxicity
- Parasympathomimetics Administration/Toxicity
- Pennyroyal (American) herbal/intake
- Serotonin reuptake inhibitor Administration/Toxicity
- Stimulant Administration/Toxicity
- Sympathomimetics Administration/Toxicity
- Tricyclic antidepressant Administration/Toxicity
- Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
- Antihistamine Administration/Toxicity/effect
- Elderberry/Elder herbal/intake
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Administration/Toxicity
- Penicillin/extreme doses/toxicity
- Hypoglycemia, diabetic/treatment
- Insulin overdose/exogenous
- Iron intoxication, acute
- Lithium toxicity/overdose
- Salicylate intoxication/overdose
- Tricyclic overdose
- Amphetamine (Adderall) Administration/Toxicity/ingest
- Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) Administration/Toxicity
- Atropine Administration/Toxicity/injection
- Belladonna tincture/elixir Administration/Toxicity
- Beta-2 Adrenergic agonist Administration/Toxicity
- Bicarbonate/infusion Administration/Toxicity
- Bupropion (Wellbutrin/Zyban) Administration/Toxicity
- Cholinergic drug Administration/Toxicity/effect
- Disulfiram (Antabuse) Administration/Toxicity
- Drug induced Hypoglycemia.
- Emetine (Dehydroemetine/Mebadine) Administration/Toxicity
- Epinephrine (Adrenalin) Administration/Toxicity
- Lidocaine (Xylocaine) injection/Administration/Toxicity
- Meperidine (Demerol) Administration/Toxicity
- Methotrexate (Rheumatrex) Administration/Toxicity
- Phenothiazines Administration/Toxicity
- Physostigmine (Eserine/Antlirium) Administration/Toxicity
- Procainamide (Procan-SR/Pronestyl) adm
- Propranolol (Inderal/Cardinol) Administration/Toxicity
- Theophylline (Aminophyllin) injection
- Theophylline (Elixophyllin/Theodur) adm
- Withdrawal syndrome
- Amantadine (Symmetrel) Administration/Toxicity
- Amitriptyline (Elavil/Endep) adm
- Amoxapine (Asendin) Administration/Toxicity
- Anticholinergics/Spasmolytics Administration/Toxicity
- Atropine/homatropine/parasympatholytic
- Chlorambucil (Leukeran) Administration/Toxicity
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Administration/Toxicity
- Citrate/Potassium Citrate Administration/Toxicityion
- Clomipramine (Anafranil) Administration/Toxicity
- Clozapine (Clozaril) Administration/Toxicity
- Dantrolene (Dantrium) Administration/Toxicity
- Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin) Administration/Toxicity
- Dimercaprol (BAL) Administration/Toxicity
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Administration/Toxicity
- Diphenoxylate/atropine comb. (Lomotil)
- Doxapram (Dopram) Administration/Toxicity
- Duloxetine (Cymbalta) Administration/Toxicity
- Flumazenil (Mazicon) Administration/Toxicity
- Fluphenazine (Prolixin/Permitil) Administration/Toxicity
- Foscarnet (Foscavir) Administration/Toxicity
- Haloperidol (Haldol) Administration/Toxicity
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax/Vistaril) Administration/Toxicity
- Indomethacin (Indocin) Administration/Toxicity
- Insulin (Humulin/Novulin) Administration/Toxicity
- Ipecac/Ipecacuaha Administration/Toxicity
- Isoniazid (INH/Nydrazid) Administration/Toxicity
- Lithium (Lithane/Lithonate) Administration/Toxicity
- Loxapine (Loxitane) Administration/Toxicity
- Mefloquine (Lariam) Administration/Toxicity
- Mesoridazine (Serentil) Administration/Toxicity
- Nikethamide (Coramine) Administration/Toxicity
- Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Administration/Toxicity
- Oxytriphylline (Choledyl) Administration/Toxicity
- Penicillin (G/Pen-vee/V-cillinK) Administration/Toxicity
- Piroxicam (Feldene) Administration/Toxicity
- Promethazine (Phenergan) Administration/Toxicity
- Propofol (Diprivan) Administration/Toxicity
- Quetiapine (Seroquel) Administration/Toxicity
- Risperidone (Risperdal) Administration/Toxicity
- Thioridazine (Mellaril) Administration/Toxicity
- Thiothixene (Navane) Administration/Toxicity
- Trifluoperazine (Stelazine) Administration/Toxicity
- Venlafaxin (Effexor) Administration/Toxicity
- Viloxazine (Vivalan) Administration/Toxicity
- Zotepine (Zoleptil) Administration/Toxicity
- Perphenazine (Trilafon) Administration/Toxicity
- Procaine (Novacaine) injection/Administration/Toxicity
- Ziprasidone (Geodon) Administration/Toxicity
- Ergot toxicity
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor crisis
- Barbiturate withdrawal
- Benzodiazopine withdrawal
- Methaqualone (Sopor/Quaalude) Administration/Toxicity
- Pyridoxine excess/megadose
- Withdrawal/anticonvulsant
- Phenylbutazone (Butazolidin/Azlid) adm
- Bronchodilator Drug Administration/Toxicity
- Camphor tree/camphora herbal/intake
- Fospropofol (Lusedra) Administration/Toxicity
- Hyperserotoninemia/serotonin syndrome
Poisoning (Specific Agent)
- Amphetamine/Speed toxidrome/Acute
- Ecstacy drug/MDMA/MethylenedioxyMA
- Alcohol/Ethanol ingestion/intake
- DEET application/toxicity
- Oleander/leaf plant/intake
- Alcohol induced hypoglycemia
- Alcohol seizure (rum fits)
- Baneberry (Actaea) intake/poisoning
- Cherry pits plant/ingestion
- Chlordane exposure/poisoning
- Cholinergic crisis toxidrome
- Copperhead snakebite
- Cyanogenic glycoside/plant pits poison
- Daphne flower herbal/toxicity
- Delirium tremens
- Insecticide/organophosphate type
- Liquid ecstacy/Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intake
- LSD ingestion/intoxication
- Monkshood/Aconite herbal/intake
- Moonseed/Vine-maple plant poisoning
- Mountain laurel/Kalmia plant poisoning
- Mushroom/Gyromitra/Turbantop/Fals morel
- Narcissus plant poisoning
- Phencyclidine (Angel dust) intoxication
- Puff adder snakebite. (Bitis)
- Water hemlock poisoning
- African milk plant (Euphorbia) poison
- Alcohol debauche (binge)
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Black locust (Robinia) intake
- Bryony/White Bryony herbal/intake
- Buttercup (Ranunculus) intake
- Cassava/Manioc herbal/intake
- Cocaine abuse/intoxication
- Crack (free base cocaine) usage/ingestion
- Fool's parsley plant/intake
- Lead poisoning in children
- Lobelia/Indian tobacco herbal/intake
- Meadow Saffron plant/intake
- Nicotine/tobacco intake/poisoning
- Pyrethrum/Carneum herbal/application
- Rhubarb leaf plant/poisoning
- Sodium thiocyanate poisoning
- Spindle tree/Euonymus tree/poisoning
- Turpentine oil herbal/intake
- Wintersweet/Acokanthera plant poison
- Wonder flower/Ornithogalum plant poison
- Cinchona/Cinchophen herbal/intake
- Methamphetamine/Speed/Amphetamine chronic/abuse
- Alcoholism, chronic
- Betel nut/chewing herbal/intake
- Cuckcoopint/Arum/Wake-Robin plant
- Pokeweed (Phytolacca a.) plant/intake
- Tansy leaf herbal/intake
- Yellow jessamine/Jasmine poisoning
- Benzene hexachloride (Lindane/Kwell)
- Cyanide CBW (Cyanogen chloride) exposure
- Cyanide/Hydrogen cyanide exposure/poisoning
- Aldrin poisoning
- Aniline [Amino benzol] poisoning
- Belladona-like plant alkaloid poisoning
- Belladonna/Nightshade herbal/intake
- Benzene poisoning
- Black widow spider bite
- Bromates poisoning
- Camphorated oils poisoning
- Carbon monoxide poisoning/exposure
- Cationic detergent poisoning
- Chlorobenzenes/Dichlorobenzene intake
- Cobra/Naja snakebite
- Copper salts exposure/Copper toxicity
- Copper sulfate poisoning
- Cyclodiene insecticide toxicity
- Death camas (Zigadenus) poisoning.
- Dieldrin (Octalox/Cmpd 497) poisoning
- Diethylene Glycol poisoning
- Endrin poisoning
- Ergotism/wild source/wheat rust/intake
- Ethylene glycol [Antifreeze] ingestion
- Hemlock (coniine/cicutoxin) poisoning
- Insecticide/pesticide poisoning
- Insecticides/Carbamates poisoning
- Jelly fish sting/Seawasp/Box
- Jequirity/Paternoster pea poisoning
- Jimsonweed/Jamestown weed poisoning
- Metaldehyde poisoning
- Methanol ingestion/poisoning
- Methemoglobin inducing/poisons
- Mushroom/Amanita Phalloides poisoning
- Mushroom/Fly agaric/Pantherina/Muscarin
- Mushroom/Galerina (Cortinarius) toxin
- Nerve gas exposure
- Parathion/Insecticide poisoning
- Phenols/carbolic acid ingestion
- Philodendron plant poisoning
- Plant botanical/alkaloid poisoning
- Rhododendron/azalea plant poisoning
- Ricin injection/deliberate poisoning
- Ricinism/Castor bean toxicity
- Scorpion (Bark scorpion) sting
- Solanaceous alkaloid poisoning
- TEPP/Tetraethyl pyrophosphate poisoning
- Toxaphene poisoning
- Yew/Yew berry plant poisoning
- Aflatoxicosis/Aflatoxin ingestion/effect
- Cholinesterase inhibitor poison/exposure
- Coca plant/intake
- Hydrogen sulfide poisoning/inhalation
- Lead poisoning
- Silver nitrate applied/ingested
- Columbine herbal/intake
- DDT/application/exposure toxicity
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon exposure
- Hydrangea plant poisoning
- Lead encephalopathy
- Akee/'smoke' poisoning
- Arsenic poisoning/Acute ingestion
- Barium salt poisoning
- Boric acid ingestion
- Carbon disulfide inhalant/poisoning
- Fluorine, acute poisoning
- Hydrazine/methyl hydrazine reagent exposure
- Methyl bromide poisoning
- Pentaborane poisoning
- Phosphorous ingestion/poisoning
- Ricin poisoning/Inhaled terrorist exposure
- Sodium fluoroacetate/Cpd 1080 poisoning
- Stingray poisoning
- Strychnine poisoning
- Thallium poisoning
- Green tobacco sickness
- Derris root/Derrin/Rotenone toxicity
- Ephedra/Herbal ecstacy (Ephedrine) high dose/abuse
- Groundsel herbal/intake
- Jack-in-the-pulpit herbal/intake
- Lionfish/Scorpion fish sting
- Nux vomica/Strychnos herbal/intake
- Savin tops/Savin oil plant/intake
- Stonefish sting/poisoning
- Nitrogen tetroxide reagent exposure
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