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* Generalised seizures may be:
 
* Generalised seizures may be:
 
** Idiopathic
 
** Idiopathic
** Due to an intrinsic disorder in the brain
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** Symptomatic
** Acquired
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*** Due to intracranial disease e.g. neoplasia, storgae diseases etc.
*** Due to a lesion in the brain
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** Cryptogenic
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*** There is probably an underlying cause but it cannot be identified by the diagnostic tests available.
 
** Reactive
 
** Reactive
 
*** Due to some extracranial disorder, for example a toxin or metabolic disorder.
 
*** Due to some extracranial disorder, for example a toxin or metabolic disorder.
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