Medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly
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Medical condition
Convulsion
Specialty
Neurology, Psychiatry
Symptoms
Muscle spasms,[1] uncontrollable shaking[1]
Risk factors
Epilepsy
A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking.[1] Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure.[1] However, not all epileptic seizures result in convulsions, and not all convulsions are caused by epileptic seizures.[1][2] Non-epileptic convulsions have no relation with epilepsy, and are caused by non-epileptic seizures.[1]
Convulsions can be caused by epilepsy, infections (including a severe form of listeriosis which is caused by eating food contaminated by Listeria Monocytogenes), brain trauma, or other medical conditions.[2] They can also occur from an electric shock or improperly enriched air for scuba diving.[1][failed verification]
The word fit is sometimes used to mean a convulsion or epileptic seizure.[3]
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^ ab"Convulsions: Causes, definition, and treatment". www.medicalnewstoday.com. 31 January 2019.
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