Tonic-clonic seizures used to be called âgrand mal seizures.â Symptoms include: stiffening of the body; shaking; loss of bladder or bowel control; biting of the tongue; loss of consciousness; Following a seizure, you may not remember having one, or you might feel slightly ill for a few hours. Learn more about epilepsy symptoms Â»
For a Taiwanese musical group, see Ukulele (Taiwanese band). The ukulele (/juËkÉËleÉªliË/ yoo-kÉ-LAY-lee, from Hawaiian: Ê»ukulele [ËÊukuËlÉlÉ] (oo-koo-leh-leh); variant: ukelele), sometimes abbreviated to uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments; it generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.
Todayâs ukulele musicians are introducing the instrument into the mainstream with more seriousness than in the past. The ukulele, because of its small size and the popular misconception that itâs not a ârealâ instrument, was oftentimes viewed as a toy or a novelty by non-islanders.