According to the common classification of seizures, clonic seizures are examples of ________ seizures
a. focal (or partial)
b. generalised
c. unilateral
d. unclassified
b
Generalised seizures are the result of abnormal activity
in both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously. Because of
this, consciousness is lost at the onset of the seizure. There are
six types of generalised seizures: absence, tonic–clonic (grand
mal), clonic, tonic, atonic and myoclonic.
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