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- Dictionaryconvulsion/kənˈvʌlʃn/
noun
- 1. a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children: "toxic side effects like convulsions" Similar
- 2. a violent social or political upheaval: "the convulsions of 1939–45" Similar
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5 days ago · Seizure can be defined as a sudden change in behavior, characterized by an alteration in sensory perception or motor activity. Seizures are caused by abnormal, excessive, and synchronous electrical firing in groups of neurons.
4 days ago · Electroconvulsive therapy ( ECT) or electroshock therapy ( EST) is a psychiatric treatment where a generalized seizure (without muscular convulsions) is electrically induced to manage refractory mental disorders. [1] Typically, 70 to 120 volts are applied externally to the patient's head, resulting in approximately 800 milliamperes ...
4 days ago · 1 Introduction. Epilepsy is a brain disorder defined by at least two unprovoked seizures over 24 h apart, one unprovoked seizure with a high recurrence risk, or an epilepsy syndrome diagnosis; it is considered resolved in individuals who have been seizure-free for 10 years and off medication for the last 5 years ().
3 days ago · Multiple imputation was used to adjust estimates for attrition between the two stages. Multiple imputation was based on the logit model with age, sex, education level, employment status, marital status, and participants' responses on the history of convulsion or epilepsy attacks included as the covariates.
5 days ago · Jammie's journey with epilepsy began when she was only eight months old, experiencing a febrile convulsion—a seizure triggered by high fever. This early episode was a precursor to a challenging path ahead.
4 days ago · During a convulsion, the child’s arms and legs stiffen because the muscles are contracting or if the child has repeated abnormal movements. The child may lose consciousness or not be able to respond to spoken directions.
12 hours ago · Background Prompt and precise differential diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) among cholestatic patients is of great importance. Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) holds great promise as a diagnostic marker for BA. This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of age-specific serum MMP-7 for discriminating BA from other cholestatic pediatric patients. Methods This was a single center diagnostic ...
