Also known as seizure, fit, fits, convulsions, seizures
A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure. However, not all epileptic seizures result in convulsions, and not all convulsions are caused by epileptic seizures. Non-epileptic convulsions have no relation with epilepsy, and are caused by non-epileptic seizures.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Convulsion
- Medical condition (new).field
- Neurology, Psychiatry
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Muscle spasms, uncontrollable shaking
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Epilepsy
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