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epilepsy
epilepsy a chronic disorder of cerebral function characterized by periodic convulsive seizures. There are many conditions that have epileptic seizures. Sudden discharge of excess electrical activity, which can be either generalized (involving many areas of cells in the brain) or focal, also known... Read more |
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convulsion
convulsion sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, often accompanied by loss of consciousness. It is not known what causes the abnormal impulses from the brain that result in convulsive seizures, since the disturbance may arise in normal brain tissue as well as in... Read more |
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emetic
emetic , substance that produces vomiting. Direct, or gastric, emetics, which act directly on the stomach, include syrup of ipecac , sulfate of zinc or copper, alum , ammonium carbonate, mustard in water, or copious quantities of warm saltwater. Indirect, or systemic, emetics, such as apomorphine,... Read more |
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nux vomica
nux vomica , bitter-tasting drug obtained from the poisonous seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica, a tree that grows in Sri Lanka, India, and N Australia. The dried seeds contain strychnine and brucine, both colorless crystalline alkaloids, as well as sugar, acid, and oil. In the past nux vomica was... Read more |
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Tenebrae
Tenebrae [Lat.,=darkness], in the Roman Catholic Church, ceremony performed on the Wednesday and following evenings of Holy Week . As the choir chants, a number of candles set on a hearse (a kind of candelabrum) are extinguished one by one until only one remains. The last candle is hidden behind... Read more |
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Cysticercosis
cysticercosis (sis-ti-ser-koh-sis) n. a disease caused by the presence of tapeworm larvae (see cysticercus) of the species Taenia solium in any of the body tissues. The presence of cysticerci in the muscles causes pain and weakness; in the brain the symptoms are more serious, including mental... Read more |
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distemper
distemper in veterinary medicine, highly contagious, catarrhal, often fatal disease of dogs. It also affects wolves, foxes, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. Distemper is caused by a filtrable virus that is airborne; it is also spread by infected utensils, brushes, and clothing. Symptoms are high fever,... Read more |
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nerve gas
nerve gas any of several poison gases intended for military use, e.g., tabun , sarin , soman , and VX . Nerve gases were first developed by Germany during World War II but were not used at that time. These gases generally cause death by asphyxiation, often preceded by such symptoms as blurred... Read more |
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spasm
spasm involuntary rigid muscle contraction, often persistent and often accompanied by pain. It usually has some underlying physical cause such as disease, strain, or injury to the muscle or nearby tissues, impairment of circulation, or a disturbance of body chemistry. The spasm may be confined to... Read more |
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Ropivacaine: Tonic-clonic seizures: case report
...old, 60kg man developed a tonic-clonic seizure after axillar and interscalene...man, who had a history of a febrile convulsion at 3 years of age, was scheduled to...later. He experienced a sudden tonic-clonic seizure 10 minutes after the second...T, Tanaka M, Saito S. Inomata S. Convulsions after ... |
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Paliperidone: First report of atrial fibrillation and tonic-clonic seizures:...
...1 - to 2-minute episode of tonic-clonic seizures while still in bed along with...reports of atrial fibrillation or tonic-clonic seizures associated with paliperidone...reports of atrial fibrillation or grand mal convulsions associated with paliperidone. [Reference... |
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Lamotrigine called effective add-on for PGTC seizures.(Clinical...
...number of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children and adolescents in...children with primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures," Dr. Trevathan said...lamotrigine vs. 4% for placebo), and convulsion (10% for lamotrigine vs. 13% for placebo... |
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Lamotrigine effective add-on for seizures: adjunctive treatment reduces...
...number of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children and adolescents in...experiencing primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures, Dr. Trevathan said...lamotrigine vs. 4% for placebo), and convulsion (10% for lamotrigine vs. 13% for placebo... |
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Convulsions with propofol: A rare adverse event
...patient had generalized tonic-clonic seizures which were more prominent...associated with generalized tonic-clonic seizures, focal motor seizures...the effective duration of convulsion during modified electroconvulsive...patient developed tonic-clonic convulsions. He concluded that these... |
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The effect of a combination of sertraline with anticonvulsants on...
...Chemicals Co. USA)-induced convulsions on lipid peroxidation (TBARS...Unichem Labs Ltd., India). Convulsions were induced by a method...catatonic posture=2; clonic body tremors=3; prolonged clonic tremors=4; tonic forelimb... |
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Benign familial neonatal convulsions: A family with a rare disorder.(Case...
...having benign familial neonatal convulsions (also known as benign familial...Introduction Benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC, also known as benign...sup] [1] Seizures are clonic, brief, and recur frequently...asymmetrical facial movements and clonic activity. These were accompanied... |
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Subcutaneous nodules preceding convulsions due to neural cysticercosis
...was an unprovoked, left-sided seizure lasting for two minutes. She developed two more episodes of generalized, tonic-clonic seizure after 30 minutes. Parenteral phenytoin was started and maintained; there was no postictal neurological deficit. Her... |
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Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with neonatal hypocalcaemic...
...neurological examinations were within normal limits. His parents had recorded the "attacks" by video camera, and tonic-clonic generalised movements were well identified on the screen. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was normal. Electroencephalography... |
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Research from A.G. Rowland and co-researchers provides new data on seizure.
...prolonged, tonic clonic convulsions. There are very...treatment of a tonic-clonic convulsion over 1 year. Data...episodes where the convulsion was or was not terminated...prolonged tonic-clonic convulsions," wrote A.G... |
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