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First generalized tonic-clonic seizure

    Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Munich, Germany
    Body Region: Brain, and Head and Neck

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 44-year-old woman presented to the emergency with a first generalized seizure.
    • The seizure, witnessed by her family, was tonic-clonic in nature.
    • The patient was post-ictal at the time of presentation.
    • The patient’s medical and surgical history was largely unremarkable.
    • Non-enhanced and contrast-enhanced CT of the brain was performed.
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