You are more or less right in your definition of petit mal.

But that is the simple form, without complications.

In this case there are complications, in my opinion.

I should say that this young man's attack was combined with the form of epilepsy known as _furor epilepticus_." "I am afraid you are getting beyond my depth, Sir Henry.

What is _furor epilepticus_ ?" "It is a term applied to the violence sometimes displayed by the patient during an attack of petit mal.