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Definition of Convulsions

Convulsion
Convulsion Con*vul"sion, n. [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion.] 1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. Those two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion, to and fro He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton. Times of violence and convulsion. --Ames. Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.

Meaning of Convulsions from wikipedia

- seizures result in convulsions, and not all convulsions are caused by epileptic seizures. Non-epileptic convulsions have no relation with epilepsy, and are...
- A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a seizure ****ociated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying...
- Ecstatic seizures Other names Ecstatic epileptic seizures; Ecstatic convulsions; Ecstatic epilepsy; Ecstatic auras; Epilepsy with ecstatic seizures; Dostoevsky...
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- have convulsions. Typically this happens only irregularly and then only for a few seconds, and not more than a few minutes at the most. Convulsions are...
- Catamenial epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in women where seizures are exacerbated during certain phases of the menstrual cycle. In rare cases, seizures...
- are linked to neurological conditions. One variant known as infantile convulsions and c****oathetosis (ICCA) forms an ****ociation between BFIE and paroxysmal...
- infantile convulsions and c****oathetosis syndrome. The first observation was made in four families where children were affected with nonfebrile convulsions at...
- impairment by a KCNQ2 C terminus mutation causing benign familial neonatal convulsions". J Biol Chem. 281 (1): 418–28. doi:10.1074/jbc.M510980200. PMID 16260777...