| There may be an initial violent convulsion or minor stimulation may trigger violent convulsions. |
| Every thirty seconds or so a violent convulsion would shake her and she would tense then lie backwards, wheezing and moaning. |
| The Chinese translation of epilepsy is Dian, meaning falling sickness, and epileptic attack is Xian, meaning convulsion. |
| It may present as a convulsion, unusual body movement, change in awareness or simply a blank stare. |
| The convulsion had relinquished its grip, and Juan had slipped into a catatonic-like requiescence. |
| During a convulsion, the child's arms and legs stiffen because the muscles are contracting. |
