What is convulsion

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Many people think that children's convulsions are not close at hand and have little to do with themselves. But in fact, every parent should be on guard against and alert to infantile convulsions. First of all, I'd like to introduce to you. Is it convulsion?

What is convulsion

Convulsion is a manifestation of involuntary movement, a pathological phenomenon of neuromuscular diseases, characterized by involuntary contraction of striated muscles. The common clinical symptoms are as follows: convulsion, tonic spasm, myoclonus, tremor, dance like movement, hand foot creep, torsion spasm, muscle bundle tremor, habitual convulsion.

Limited suction: only local muscle twitch, such as only one side of the limb twitch, or facial muscle twitch, or fingers, toes twitch, or eye movement, nystagmus, blinking, staring, etc. Most of them are delirious. The fashion of the above gout can be a few seconds or a few minutes, severe cases up to a few minutes or repeated attacks, gout attacks lasting more than 30 minutes, said the status of convulsion.

Febrile convulsion: mainly seen in children from 6 months to 4 years old, when febrile convulsion occurs. The onset of febrile convulsion is short, and the recovery of consciousness is fast after drawing. It usually occurs in the early stage of fever. In a case of fever, the convulsion often occurs only once, which can eliminate brain diseases and other serious diseases. The EEG is normal one week after the fever subsides.

matters needing attention

In addition to high fever, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, epilepsy, meningitis, encephalitis and bacillary dysentery can also cause convulsions. Therefore, it is recommended to see a pediatrician for examination and treatment.