convulsion

Examples of convulsion in the following topics:

• Vaccine Safety

  • Vaccines carry risks, ranging from rashes or tenderness at the site of injection to fever-associated seizures called febrile convulsions and dangerous infections in those with compromised immune systems.
  • Most developed countries have switched to the inactivated polio vaccine and stopped using whole-cell pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines, which are made from killed bacteria and cause relatively high rates of arm swelling, febrile convulsions and periods of limpness or unresponsiveness.

• Ergot Poisoning

  • The symptoms which present in individuals with ergot poisoning can be classified as convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms.
  • The convulsive symptoms include seizures and effects on the central nervous system that range from hallucinations to psychotic episodes.

• Toxins

  • Additionally, ergotism can present as hallucinations and convulsions as ergot alkaloids target the central nervous system.