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grand mal a form of epilepsy characterized by loss of consciousness for up to five minutes and violent convulsions |
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For instance, I learned the only white-collar workers who take the bus are people who have recent DUI convictions, people with medical conditions, such as grand mal seizures, or people who are crazy. We report a case that was all the more extraordinary because of the age and sex of the patient (an 11-year-old boy), the unusual associated symptoms (epistaxis and grand mal seizures), and the presence of intracranial extension. On December 21, 1990, Jeff Schmalz, an assistant national editor at The New York Times, had a grand mal seizure in the paper's newsroom. |
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