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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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Instance of
symptom or sign
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NCI Thesaurus ID
C2962
possible treatment
anticonvulsant agent
medical examination
computed tomography
ICPC 2 ID
N07
Commons category
Seizures
health specialty
psychiatry
symptoms and signs
spasm
P8168
Rado
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