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 * Convulsion - (Disease): Definition
Convulsion; a sudden, involuntary movement of the muscles.
fibrillation become unconscious and if not treated immediately will go in to convulsions.
headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis.
http://en.mimi.hu/disease/convulsion.html   (736 words)

  
 Febrile Convulsions
There is a risk that a child who has had a febrile convulsion may have another one in similar circumstances.
You will probably see a disturbance in all the muscles of your child's body and usually there is loss of consciousness.
Parents often feel frightened and helpless when their child has a febrile convulsion.
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/sk98/factsheet_07.htm   (580 words)

  
 BBC - Health - Conditions - Febrile convulsions
BBC - Health - Conditions - Febrile convulsions
Your child may need to be treated or investigated in hospital to rule out problems other than a febrile convulsion, especially if this is their first seizure.
All content within BBC Health is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/febrileconvulsions2.shtml   (565 words)

  
 Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
The study was undertaken to study the knowledge, attitude and practices of the parents of children with fepile convulsions.
Questions were asked about what they recognized their child’s first convulsion as and the measures undertaken at the time of the convulsion, their thoughts, concerns, and the effects on them.
These findings are comparable to those found in other studies.(7-9) Even in those who had seen a convulsion in their child previously, recurrence did have a negative impact on the mind and physical health of the parent.
http://www.bioline.org.br/request?jp01004   (2415 words)

  
 Febrile Convulsion - Patient UK
Most children with a high temperature do not have a convulsion.) However, it is common practice to keep a child cool when they have a feverish illness.
Sometimes the parents of children who are prone to recurrent febrile convulsions are taught how to use this medicine.
Sometimes the convulsion lasts longer, and a doctor may give a medicine to stop it.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=23068735   (1062 words)

  
 Kids health info for parents : Febrile Convulsion
Even repeated febrile convulsions, however, do not mean that a child has epilepsy.
Don't worry about whether you will hear a convulsion; a bed or cot is a safe place for a convulsion, and if the next one is so brief that you don't wake up, then no intervention was needed.
Your child will out grow the tendency to have febrile convulsions as he or she approaches 3-4 years of age.
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm?doc_id=3722   (953 words)

  
 aarogya.com "The Wellness Site" Family Health - First Aid
In many instances people subject to convulsions will carry instructions in their clothing concerning their condition.
See that the patient does not further injure himself by striking his head or other parts of his body against hard objects.
Many of these people will need quite a few minutes to know where they are and to realize what has happened.
http://www.aarogya.com/Familyhealthlifestyle/firstaid/fits.asp   (363 words)

  
 Ask Dr Jane Collins... Febrile convulsions
A study reviewed the way that parents reacted when their child had a febrile convulsion, 77% thought their child had died or was dying, and 15% thought their child had suffocated or had meningitis.
Unfortunately, there is no really effective way of preventing further convulsions, other than trying to keep his temperature down.
Try to keep calm and bear in mind that a febrile convulsion is unlikely to cause any harm or damage.
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/gosh_families/ask_dr_jane_collins/body/febrile_convulsions.htm   (1238 words)

  
 Online Health Library - Pediatric Advisor
The only way to prevent future febrile convulsions completely is for your child to take an anticonvulsant medicine on a daily basis until the age of 3 or 4 years.
During the convulsion, don't try to restrain your child or stop the seizure movements.
If your child's breathing becomes noisy, pull the jaw and chin forward.
http://www.fisher-titus.com/news/library/pediatric/pa_convwfev_hhg.htm   (769 words)

  
 KidsHealth
There is an increased chance of your child having a febrile convulsion if a close relative had febrile convulsions as a child.
The most important thing to do is to keep your child safe while they are having a convulsion.
http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/contentpage/pi_id/51   (1166 words)

  
 Fits Of Fevers- Femina - Indiatimes
A febrile convulsion, he emphasises, is NOT a form of epilepsy and should not be mistaken as such.
Diet plays no role in triggering off a febrile convulsion, nor is the tendency completely hereditary, although parents or siblings or other close relatives may have experienced the same problem in their infancy.
The convulsion itself is the symptom, emphasises Dr Dalvi.
http://www.feminaindia.com/articleshow/30059217.cms   (714 words)

  
 Dreaming@SWOON: The Meaning of Convulsion
A dream of seeing anyone having a convulsion is a warning that you can no longer afford to carry others, so be firm in cutting leaners or clingers adrift.
If you dreamed of having a convulsion yourself, you are in danger of being legally cheated by someone you trust.
Keep searching or browsing for symbols from your dream.
http://www.swoon.com/run/DreamDiary/Dream?dreamID=4173&addDream=4173Convulsion   (114 words)

  
 Memory Loss & the Brain
Convulsion refers to a sudden attack involving uncontrollable muscular contraction and relaxation.
Cradle the head or place something soft underneath it, remove any nearby sharp objects, and loosen tight clothing -- but do not try to hold the patient still.
In some cases, convulsions are a symptom of a life-threatening condition, such as poisoning or meningitis.
http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/convulsion.html   (285 words)

  
 Glufosinate ammonium induces convulsion through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in mice Neuroscience Letters 304 (2001) ...
This poisoning is characterized by various neurological symptoms such as the disturbances of consciousness, convulsions and apnea, which appear after an asymptomatic interval of several hours [15].The administration of glufosinate ammonium to the rat induces behavioral changes such as aggressiveness, wet dog shakes and limbic seizures [7,9].
A similar delay was observed by intraperitoneal administration in our study.
Glufosinate ammonium, a broad-spectrum herbicide, causes convulsion in rodents and humans.
http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Glufosinate-Ammonium-Convulsion.htm   (1616 words)

  
 Pediatric Oncall- FEVER & FITS (FEBRILE CONVULSIONS)
Once you find that your child is convulsing, the mouth should be cleared with a finger to prevent choking.
Is there any way I can prevent my child from getting a febrile convulsion?
Fever may be due to any infection in any part of the body.
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/commonchild/feverfits.asp   (513 words)

  
 MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Pediatric Symptoms & Illnesses
Your doctor may prescribe anti-convulsant drugs, such as phenobarbital, to prevent a recurrence of seizures.
Anti-convulsant drugs are effective only if taken daily during the susceptible years (up to age 4).
Physician's diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause and monitoring of general condition and medications.
http://www.mdadvice.com/library/ped/pedillsymp92.html   (576 words)

  
 Health: A Question of Health: Do febrile convulsions lead to epilepsy? And are bath salts OK on a low-salt diet? : ...
As a child's brain matures, it becomes less susceptible to having convulsions when the body temperature goes up.
By the time your child is five or six, the risk of febrile convulsions is virtually gone.
Once a child has had one febrile convulsion, it is very important to try to control fevers during minor illnesses such as colds and sore throats, and flu-like illnesses.
http://www.epilepsy.com/newsfeed/pr_1109773801.html   (992 words)

  
 Clinical characteristics of febrile convulsions during primary HHV-6 infection -- Suga et al. 82 (1): 62 -- Archives of ...
of our patients were experiencing a first febrile convulsion,
Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan,
febrile convulsions and the subsequent onset of epilepsy in patients
http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/82/1/62   (2926 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Martin Luther
Infractions of the rules, breaches of discipline, distorted ascetic practices followed in quick succession and with increasing gravity; these, followed by spasmodic convulsive reactions, made life an agony.
This condition of morbidity finally developed into formal scrupulosity.
All walks of life were in a convulsive state of unrest that boded ill for Church and State.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09438b.htm   (16144 words)

  
 Lumbar puncture following febrile convulsion -- Carroll and Brookfield 87 (3): 238 -- Archives of Disease in Childhood
Our practice following a febrile convulsion in infancy follows
Retrospective analysis of investigations undertaken at our centre
after the convulsion, with an emphasis on examination for signs
http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/87/3/238   (2024 words)

  
 Clinical Practice Guidelines
The convulsion may be terrifying for the parents to observe they frequently believe that their child is dying and may attempt CPR or other resuscitative measures.
The onset of the convulsion may be sudden with little evidence of preceding illness.
It may be used for pain / discomfort associated with febrile illnesses such as otitis media.
http://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5132   (534 words)

  
 convulsion: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
The condition of being physically agitated: agitation, commotion, turbulence.
A condition of anguished struggle and disorder: paroxysm, throe (used in plural).
convulsion, sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, often accompanied by loss of consciousness.
http://www.answers.com/topic/convulsion   (345 words)

  
 Seizure (Convulsion) How to Help the Victim - First Aid: health and medical information written and reviewed by our ...
Seizure (Convulsion) How to Help the Victim - First Aid: health and medical information written and reviewed by our board-certified physicians
Keep calm (you're useless if you lose your cool).
Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any course of supplementation or treatment.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10312   (389 words)

  
 Febrile convulsion - Zona Pediatrica
The febrile convulsion is an episode in which a child’s body or part of it moves involuntarily when the body temperature rises or otherwise; all secondary to anarchical brain discharges.
This is essential because according to these parameters the children’s neurologist will decide upon preventive treatment only during the febrile episodes, or daily treatment during a longer period of time.
It may occur in the case of children with a background of neurological diseases or in those who do not have that background.
http://www.zonapediatrica.com/mod-htmlpages-display-pid-721-print-1.html   (406 words)

  
 Unis: Disabilities: a Staff Guide — Medical Conditions
After the period of the convulsion they may remain unconscious for a short time (several minutes).
If the person does not stop convulsing within 10 minutes, or they remain unconscious for more than 10 minutes, or they have convulsions which stop and re-start, or they stop breathing, call an ambulance via 3333 immediately.
Otherwise, (if the convulsion is short and the person has a known history of epilepsy or seizures) you need not call an ambulance, though you may wish to contact a First Aider.
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/dsg/medical_conditions.html   (368 words)

  
 Fever - febrile convulsions
There is no way to predict who will be affected or when this will happen.
A febrile convulsion is not epilepsy and does not cause brain damage.
Febrile convulsions only happen when there is a sudden rise in body temperature.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Fever_febrile_convulsions?open   (608 words)

  
 How to treat febrile convulsion in babies? - Children - DoctorNDTV
Your baby had a Febrile convulsion which means developing a fit with high fever.
Most often these simple febrile convulsions are not associated with any long term problems except that they may recur with fever during this age group.
You should take care of controlling the fever with medicines prescribed by you doctor or doing tepid sponging and not with ice cold water.
http://www.doctorndtv.com/FAQ/detailfaq.asp?id=2024   (275 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Seizures
Some patients with epilepsy may have a vagal nerve stimulator implanted in their chest.
After a convulsion, most people go into a deep sleep.
Turn the person on his or her side, so that any vomit is expelled.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm   (864 words)

  
 Febrile convulsions
The convulsion may last less than five minutes, but it’s an alarming experience when your child’s whole body twitches or jerks uncontrollably.
However, in some cases there is an increased risk of developing epilepsy in later life.
Their eyes may roll back in their sockets and their speech can also be affected.
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,,167737,00.html   (613 words)

  
 convulsion - definition of convulsion by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
clonus - convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
convulsion - a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/convulsion   (337 words)

  
 convulsion, febrile : find related signs & medical symptoms
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 Live PA and Music Production By Convulsion - ASA and S1
'Convulsion' fuses bouncy bass with intense 2 step freeform breakdowns.....
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 Convulsion Drugs Your Health Connection
Anticonvulsant drugs are medicines used to prevent or treat convulsions (seizures).
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Anticonvulsant drugs are used to control seizures in people with epilepsy.
http://southernco.yourhealthconnection.com/topic/convulsiondrugs   (1953 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Convulsion
Convulsion, in medicine, series of involuntary contractions of the voluntary muscles.
A convulsion of the lungs, vellicated by some sharp serosity.
During 1991, Italy attempted to tackle its $1 trillion national debt by substantially modifying public spending as the deadline for European Community integration drew nearer.
http://ca.encarta.msn.com/Convulsion.html   (106 words)

  
 Recurrence of Attack and Associated Factors in Children with Febril Convulsion Admitted in Hospital
With observation of repetition of convulsions in a large group of patients in 17 Shahrivar Hospital and their development from simple to complex.
In this study main object was determination the factors that may be effective in repetition of convulsions in patients during bed ridding in hospital.
70% of patients who had recurrence were admitted in the hospital with simple febrile convulsion and 98.5% of patients with recurrence discharge with Phenobarbital and 94% of them With EEO request.
http://www.gums.ac.ir/magazin/abstract79aw_4.htm   (336 words)

  
 convulsion
Convulsions may arise from any one of a number of causes, including brain disease (such as epilepsy), injury, high fever, poisoning, and electrocution.
It may be associated with loss of consciousness.
Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0022292.html   (132 words)

  
 A magnetic resonance study of complicated early childhood convulsion -- Grünewald et al. 71 (5): 638 -- Journal of ...
in such a study may have developed in the days between the convulsion
MR detection of hippocampal pathology in epilepsy: factors influencing T2 relaxation time.
Hippocampal malformation as a cause of familial febrile convulsions and subsequent hippocampal sclerosis.
http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/71/5/638   (3186 words)

  
 Convulsion's Freeforms
Convulsion is primarily a Glorantha convention (Glorantha is a highly detailed, some might say anal, fantasy world) and was held every other year in Leicester from 1992 to 2002.
The characters were so different that nothing I knew from before helped me in any way at all.
Each Convulsion has had at least one freeform.
http://www.freeforms.org.uk/review-convulsion.html   (1053 words)

  
 jodrell.net : projects : convulsion : a drop-in cvs repository browser for php
Thanks to Mat Harrison for pointing this out.
Convulsion also supports automatic obfuscation of e-mail addresses and syntax highlighting of most common languages.
This can be done in the main Apache config, in the
http://jodrell.net/projects/convulsion   (189 words)

  
 ► Convulsion - first aid
Epilepsy can usually be controlled well with medication.
All that can be done is to help protect the victim from injury and get medical help as needed.
It is not possible to stop a convulsion once it has started.
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000021.htm   (271 words)

  
 Domesday Book - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After a great political convulsion such as the Norman conquest, and the wholesale confiscation of landed estates which followed it, it was William's interest to make sure that the rights of the crown, which he claimed to have inherited, had not suffered in the process.
More especially was this the case as his Norman followers were disposed to evade the liabilities of their English predecessors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book   (1714 words)

  
 Allwords.com Definition of convulsion
A violent involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, or a series of such contractions, resulting in contortion of the limbs and face and sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness.
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http://www.allwords.com/word-convulsion.html   (93 words)

  
 SOTM Archive
This roll needs to be taken every round, and a success means that the vctim has no convulsions for that round only.
This spell is only used by speciality priests of Xvim or Cyric.
It causes a very strong convulsion in it's victims that must save vs. death -4 to avoid the effect.
http://www.purplemachine.de/cgi-bin/i2archive.cgi?mode=display&show=category.p5&group=1&site=sotm_archive&addhtml=yes   (212 words)

  
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The group Convulsion is founded by Markus and Emil in 97.
Andreas hooked up this year as the gruop re-started after almost a year of inspiration search.
Make most of the chords, some drums and melodies.
http://biphome.spray.se/markus.kristo/info.htm   (164 words)

  
 Convulsion Interview #1
Since LSD what have you been up to?
Anyway, this is the longest interview in this issue of Convulsion so I'd better get on with it.
Unfortunately John Balance, the more ethereal side of Coil is unwell so we didn't get chance to speak of all things weird, which he is known for.
http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/writings/convulsion.html   (3579 words)

  
 Convulsion Report
And thanks to his landlady Annie too, for the place to sleep and spelendid hospitality.
For myself, I had a good time conversing with anyone who I could, and a great time chatting with the cadre of European authors face to face.
And foremost of ocurse, the live action games that Convulsion is so noted for (Fall of the House of Malan.)
http://www.glorantha.com/tribes/convulsion2000.html   (390 words)

  
 Convulsion 3D (Leicester, July 1996)
Warning: I was a member of the Convulsion Committee, so my perspective on events may be rather warped; also, I can only talk about events I saw and heard for myself.
The Closedown was a traditional tear-jerking farewell: Ken was presented with a stack of Asterix books (to improve his understanding of Sartar), while the omnipresent Pizza Delivery Man was rewarded for his diligence with an insect-attracting Convulsion T-Shirt.
In the brief hour of no-time before the evening's events, Chris invented and refereed live-action games of Dragon Pass, Nomad Gods and Masters of Luck and Death; the Nomads were the most successful, with piggy-backed gamers cavorting freely on the lawns...
http://www.btinternet.com/~nick_brooke/cons/c3d.htm   (2081 words)

  
 Convulsion cd4 on the net
Look out for more from them in the future and future issues of Convulsion.
We reckon they have an extremely bright future.
The Compact Disc was mastered by Andrew Burton for Convulsive Communications.
http://www.obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/cd4.html   (187 words)

  
 History of Western New York V: A Social Convulsion
History of Western New York V: A Social Convulsion
http://www.westernny.com/history5.html   (379 words)

  
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