CONVULSIONS, the pathological condition of body associated with abnormal, violent and spasmodic contractions and relaxations of the muscles, taking the form of a fit.
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Convulsions are when a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably. During convulsions, the person's muscles contract and relax repeatedly.
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CONVULSIONS.
commotion in the nervous system which goes by the name of eclamp sia, or a fit of convulsions, is a common phenomenon in infancy, and is sometimes seen in early childhood.
Convulsions are when a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably. During convulsions, the person's muscles contract and relax repeatedly.
Febrile convulsions
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Very young children are prone to fevers, as their body's temperature control is not yet fully developed. This can lead to fits, known as febrile convulsions.
Although febrile convulsions look like epileptic fits, they rarely have anything in common with this illness. Ninety-nine per cent of children who have had a febrile convulsion have no more fits after they reach school age.
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Convulsions are sometimes called 'fits'
Sometimes a fever can lead to a convulsion. Convulsions are also known as fits or seizures. A convulsion is when a child with a fever suddenly jerks or twitches.
Convulsions-Also termed seizures; a sudden violent contraction of a group of muscles.
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Convulsions: Severe contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions of the extremities, trunk, and head. See epilepsy.
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Eclamptic convulsions look no different from epileptic fits. The mother is gripped by synchronised, repetitive, jerky and sometimes quite violent movements involving muscle groups in the eyes, jaw, neck and limbs.
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Seizures ("fits," convulsions) are episodes of disturbed brain function that cause changes in attention or behavior. They are caused by abnormally excited electrical signals in the brain.
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Febrile seizures are convulsions that occur in a child who is between six months and six years of age and has a temperature greater than 100.4º F (38º C). The majority of febrile seizures occur in children between 12 and 18 months of age.
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Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children. During a febrile seizure, a child often loses consciousness and shakes. Less commonly, a child becomes rigid or has twitches in only a portion of the body.
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Febrile seizures (febrile convulsions)
Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children. During a febrile seizure, a child often loses consciousness and shakes, moving limbs on both sides of the body.
The loss of consciousness and convulsions are present in every patient, but there are other symptoms that can occur as well that are not necessarily present in every patient who has had a seizure.
A medication used to control (prevent) seizures (convulsions) or stop an ongoing series of seizures.
Vaccinations in children can cause fever and associated fits (febrile seizures or convulsions) but the chance of this happening is very small.
Fever seizures (sometimes called fever convulsions) are uncontrolled muscle spasms that can occur in children who have a rapid increase in body temperature. You may not even know your child has a fever.
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