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Convulsions

Convulsions: Introduction

Convulsions: Involuntary spasms especially those affecting the full body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Convulsions is available below.

Symptoms of Convulsions

• Body twitching
• Body spasms
• Jerking limbs
• Head spasms
• Facial spasms
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Convulsions

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Convulsions: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Convulsions

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Medical Textbooks Online about Convulsions

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Convulsions: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Convulsions

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Convulsions: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Convulsions: Rare Types

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Causes of Convulsions

• Fever - such as for febrile convulsions
• Febrile convulsions
• Epilepsy - most common cause of seizures in adults.
• Breath holding - in infants
• Breathing difficulty
• more causes...»

See full list of 343 causes of Convulsions

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Treatments for Convulsions

• Treatments depend on the type of seizure
• Treatment of the underlying cause
• Anticonvulsant medications
• Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Convulsions

• Phenytoin
• Phenobarbital
• Fosphenytoin
• Dilantin
• Paracetamol
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 latest treatments for Convulsions

News Archives for Convulsions

Medical news articles related to Convulsions include:

• Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
• Clue to Cause of Epileptic Seizures Discovered
• Sedative Could Be Deadly in People With Seizures
• Keppra XR Approved for Partial-Onset Seizures
• Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
• Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
• Scientists ID Brain Pathway That Stops Seizures
• Seizures Likely Sign of Brain Injury After Stroke
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Clinical Trials for Convulsions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Convulsions include:

• Topiramate as Adjunctive Therapy in Infants 1-23 Months for the Control of Partial Onset Seizures - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - topiramate
• A Study to Evaluate the Dosing, Effectiveness and Safety of Topiramate for the Treatment of Epilepsy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Topiramate
• A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Topiramate in Epilepsy Patients With Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - topiramate
• A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Topiramate as "Add on" Treatment in Epilepsy Patients With Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - topiramate
• A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Topiramate as Add-on Therapy in the Treatment of Epilepsy Patients With Difficult to Treat, Partial-Onset Seizures. - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - topiramate
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Convulsions

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Convulsions: Broader Related Topics

• Muscle conditions
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Types of Convulsions

Types of Convulsions

• Febrile convulsions - caused by fever, mainly in infants.
• Grand mal seizures - whole body fits such as in epilepsy
• Petit mal seizures - brief minor episodes (often in children)
• Focal seizures
• Generalized seizures
• more types...»

See full list of 5 Types of Convulsions

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Definitions of Convulsions:

Sudden, involuntary skeletal muscular contractions of cerebral or brain stem origin.--2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)

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