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petit mal

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petit mal
a mild form of epilepsy characterized by periods of impairment or loss of consciousness for up to 30 seconds


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VGRS patients also have simple partial seizures and absences, formerly called petit mals and characterized by seconds-long lapses in s consciousness (SN: 7/25/92, p.
Hosford hopes that such research lead to a more tailored therapy designed to attack the mechanism of petit mal and perhaps treat the seizures without producing some of the more unfortunate side effects" caused by current drugs.
The Company's product development programs focus on two novel, proprietary classes of compounds: Epalons, to treat petit mal epilepsy, anxiety and sleep disorders, and Glystasins, to treat stroke and head trauma, chronic pain and grand mal epilepsy.
 
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