grand mal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grand mal
1875–80; < French: great ailment, epilepsy
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Brooke Shields reveals that she had a grand mal seizure in September — and that Bradley Cooper was by her side as she was taken to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Rosales suffers from grand mal seizures; her mother has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
At first, the neuropsychiatrist was "jarred" by the sight of a grand mal seizure.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
Iska, his daughter with Ana Maria, had lived with brain damage before dying of a grand mal seizure in 1985 at age 14.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
In epilepsy we get it in pure culture as a lapse of consciousness, expressed either in completeness as in a grand mal attack or partially when consciousness is merely clouded.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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