Lexic.us

Definition of Petit mal epilepsy

1. Noun. Epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities). "She has been suffering from petit mal since childhood"

Medical Definition of Petit mal epilepsy

1. A generalised epilepsy syndrome characterised by the onset of absence seizures in childhood, typically at age six or seven years. There is a strong genetic predisposition and girls are affected more often than boys. EEG reveals generalised 3 Hz spike-wave activity on a normal background. Prognosis for remission is good if the patient does not also have generalised tonic-clonic seizures. See: absence. Synonym: petit mal epilepsy, pyknolepsy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petit Mal Epilepsy

Literary usage of Petit mal epilepsy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... both of which occur as primary events in psychiatrically disturbed patients Petit Mai Seizures petit mal epilepsy occurs almost exclusively in ..."

2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1906)
"... NOCTURNAL petit mal epilepsy BY USE OF LARGE DOSES OF BROMIDE. WITH NOTES OF FOUR CASES. By Dr. L. Pierce Clark. Dr. Clark stated that rapidly recurring ..."

3. Biennial Report by Kansas (1908)
"Later on developed petit mal epilepsy, of which there are several attacks reported. Has had no seizures since coming here. General health good. Demented. ..."

4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1915)
"In Dr. Noyes's presence he had a typical attack of petit mal epilepsy: he stood still, looked dazed, became unconscious momentarily, rolled his eyes, ..."

5. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1897)
"They are occasionally classified under the broader type of petit-mal epilepsy, but would seem of sufficient importance and distinction to merit a separate ..."

6. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Thus, information about the mechanism of this drug's action has provided important insights into the underlying pathology of petit mal epilepsy. ..."

7. Epilepsy and Its Treatment by William Philip Spratling (1904)
"Such aura take a wide range and include many of the forms heretofore described under psychic and petit mal epilepsy. Micturition, which occurs frequently in ..."

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