(hemispheres) of the brain and distort the electrical activity of the whole or a larger portion of the brain. These electrical findings are commonly visualized on electroencephalography (EEG) as part of diagnosis.

Generalized epilepsy is a type of primary epilepsy because the disorder is the originally diagnosed condition, as opposed to secondary epilepsy, which occurs as a symptom of a diagnosed illness.

Generalized epilepsy is usually diagnosed in childhood and can be caused by

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