| convulsions | Seizures manifested by discontinuous involuntary skeletal muscular contractions, either brief contractions repeated at short intervals or longer ones interrupted by intervals of muscular relaxation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| convulsions, febrile | Seizures occurring in young children during febrile episodes due to a low convulsive threshold. The convulsions are usually a self-limiting disorder after the age of 5 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benign neonatal convulsions | A familial, self-limited epilepsy, beginning at two or three days of age and resolving spontaneously by six months of age; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| salaam convulsions | Brief (1 to 3 seconds) muscular spasm's in infants with West's syndrome, which often appear as nodding or salaam spasm's. Synonym: salaam convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal convulsions | Convulsions and coma associated with hypertension, oedema, or proteinuria occurring in a woman following delivery. Synonym: puerperal convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |