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Convulsión tónico-clónica generalizada - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Convulsión tónico-clónica; Convulsión de gran mal; Convulsión generalizada

Prevención:

En general, no hay una forma de prevención conocida para las convulsiones. Sin embargo, la probabilidad de desencadenar una convulsión se puede reducir tomando los medicamentos de acuerdo con las instrucciones, durmiendo bien, consumiendo una dieta apropiada y absteniéndose del consumo de alcohol y drogas.

El uso de equipo protector para la cabeza y el hecho de evitar comportamientos de riesgo reducen la posibilidad de sufrir traumatismos craneales.

Sistema nervioso central

Fecha de revisión: 11/21/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por:Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003.

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.

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