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. 2016 Dec 19;2(1):48–58. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12031

Table 1.

Seizure behavior classification grading scale

Seizure grade Description of corresponding seizure behavior
Grade 1 Loss of posture associated with facial clonus, including chewing, and clonus of forelimbs and/or hindlimbs
Grade 2 Grade 1 seizure followed by recovery of the righting reflex and low‐intensity bouncing
Grade 3 Grade 1 and/or 2 features with recovery of the righting reflex followed by wild running and popcorning
Grade 4 Grade 3 followed by forelimb and/or hindlimb treading
Grade 5 Grade 3 and/or 4 followed by bilateral tonic extension of the forelimbs
Grade 6 Grade 5 followed by bilateral tonic extension of the hindlimbs
Grade 7 Grade 6 followed by immediate death