Återkommande sjukdomstillstånd med epileptiska anfall som uppkommer diffust och samtidigt i båda hjärnhalvorna. Denna typ klassificeras utifrån anfallets motoriska symtom (t ex konvulsiv, icke-konvulsiv, akinetisk, atonisk osv) eller utifrån etiologin (t ex idiopatisk, kryptogen eller symtomatisk).
Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain. Classification is generally based upon motor manifestations of the seizure (e.g., convulsive, nonconvulsive, akinetic, atonic, etc.) or etiology (e.g., idiopathic, cryptogenic, and symptomatic). (From Mayo Clin Proc, 1996 Apr;71(4):405-14)
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Epilepsies, Generalized — Generalized Epilepsies — Generalized Epilepsy — Seizure Disorder, Generalized — Generalized Seizure Disorder — Generalized Seizure Disorders — Seizure Disorders, Generalized — Epilepsy, Atonic — Atonic Epilepsies — Atonic Epilepsy — Epilepsies, Atonic — Epilepsy, Tonic — Epilepsies, Tonic — Tonic Epilepsies — Tonic Epilepsy — Convulsive Generalized Seizure Disorder — Convulsive Seizure Disorder, Generalized — Generalized Convulsive Epilepsy — Convulsive Epilepsies, Generalized — Convulsive Epilepsy, Generalized — Epilepsies, Generalized Convulsive — Epilepsy, Generalized Convulsive — Generalized Convulsive Epilepsies — Generalized Seizure Disorder, Convulsive — Seizure Disorder, Convulsive, Generalized — Seizure Disorder, Generalized Onset — Seizure Disorder, Generalized, Convulsive — Generalized Onset Seizure Disorder — Generalized Nonconvulsive Seizure Disorder — Generalized Nonconvulsive Epilepsy — Epilepsy, Generalized Nonconvulsive — Nonconvulsive Epilepsy, Generalized — Generalized Seizure Disorder, Nonconvulsive — Nonconvulsive Generalized Seizure Disorder — Nonconvulsive Seizure Disorder, Generalized — Seizure Disorder, Generalized Nonconvulsive — Seizure Disorder, Nonconvulsive Generalized — Epilepsy, Akinetic — Akinetic Epilepsies — Akinetic Epilepsy — Epilepsies, Akinetic — Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsy — Epilepsy, Symptomatic Generalized — Generalized Epilepsy, Symptomatic