Convulsions
Symptoms
- Brief blackout followed by period of confusion
- Sudden falling
- Drooling or frothing at the mouth
- Grunting and snorting
- Breathing stops temporarily
- Uncontrollable muscle spasms with twitching and jerking limbs
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
- Eye movements
- Teeth clenching
- Unusual behavior like sudden anger, sudden laughter, or picking at one's clothing
References
Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.
Ford MD, ed. Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2001.
Goetz CG, Pappert EJ. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003.
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