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Seizures, Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal)

Risk Incidence in USA: 500,000–1,000,000 with recurrent tonic-clonic seizures. 10–20 million at risk to have one tonic-clonic seizure secondary to alcohol withdrawal, febrile convulsions (in children), CNS pathology, and/or metabolic disturbances. Prevalence of epilepsy is 0.5–1% of the population. Perioperative…