PETIT MAL Definition & Meaning

petit mal

[ pet-ee mahl, mal; French puh-tee mal ]

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noun

Pathology.

epilepsy

petit mal

/ ˈpɛtɪ ˈmæl; pəti mal /

noun

a mild form of epilepsy characterized by periods of impairment or loss of consciousness for up to 30 seconds Compare grand mal

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Origin of petit mal¹

1870–75; < French: literally, small illness

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Origin of petit mal¹

C19: French: little illness

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Instead, they are absence seizures, formerly known as petit mal seizures.

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Prior to 2018, Tognetti said, she heavily and regularly battled both grand mal and petit mal seizures, with the latter about 20 seconds in duration.

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Now she was having “petit mal” seizures almost every day, causing brief interruptions in her awareness of her surroundings.

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Delanie is a good student, but she does not retain information in class during times when she has petit mal seizures, which happen several times a day.

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All through his childhood, Tom had "humdinger tantrums that Mum now, knowing more, thinks were small fits: petit mal seizures".

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