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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...
- In neurourology, post-micturition convulsion syndrome (PMCS), also known informally as pee shivers or **** shivers, is the experience of shivering during...
- 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...
- traumatic experiences could be "converted" into physical symptoms, such as convulsions or loss of consciousness; this conversion theory became the dominant...
- of death followed by a shift in consciousness. Though not involving convulsions or overt motor symptoms, his experience has been likened by some commentators...
- 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...
- Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) previously known as West syndrome needs the inclusion of epileptic spasms for diagnosis. Epileptic spasms (also...
- Catamenial epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in women where seizures are exacerbated during certain phases of the menstrual cycle. In rare cases, seizures...
- is to cause convulsions are known as convulsants. Nerve agents such as sarin, which were developed as chemical weapons, produce convulsions as a major...
- awareness (as seen in absence seizures), while others cause generalized convulsions with loss of consciousness (tonic–clonic seizures). Most seizures last...