Meanings of secondary generalization in inglês

Long-term video-EEG recording revealed the presence of simple partial seizures with secondary generalization confirming the clinical impression.

Background: Gabapentin is widely approved as add-on therapy for epilepsy treatment for partial seizures with and without secondary generalization.

Methods: We retrospectively identified consecutive patients with partial-onset seizures, with or without secondary generalization, prescribed to ESL add-on therapy.

Results: Generalized tetanus was diagnosed in two patients upon admission, the third presented with cephalic tetanus with secondary generalization.

We used SDEEG to record partial seizures consisting of right-arm jerks with secondary generalization in a 17-year-old right-handed girl.

Patients without a history of secondary generalization of seizures also had a better outcome when compared with those with secondary generalization.

EEG improved in 3 patients with SPE; decrease of focal spikes in 2 patients and disappearance of secondary generalization in 1.