convulsion

(noun)

An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

Related Terms

  • subunit vaccine
  • limpness

Examples of convulsion in the following topics:

  • Vaccine Safety

    • Vaccines carry risks, ranging from rashes or tenderness at the site of injection to fever-associated seizures called febrile convulsions and dangerous infections in those with compromised immune systems.
    • Most developed countries have switched to the inactivated polio vaccine and stopped using whole-cell pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines, which are made from killed bacteria and cause relatively high rates of arm swelling, febrile convulsions and periods of limpness or unresponsiveness.
  • Ergot Poisoning

    • The symptoms which present in individuals with ergot poisoning can be classified as convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms.
    • The convulsive symptoms include seizures and effects on the central nervous system that range from hallucinations to psychotic episodes.
  • Toxins

    • Additionally, ergotism can present as hallucinations and convulsions as ergot alkaloids target the central nervous system.
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