A convulsion occurs when a person's muscles contract uncontrollably. They can continue for a few seconds or many minutes. Convulsions can happen to a specific part of a person's body or may affect their whole body.
What can cause convulsions?
- A convulsion may be associated with any number of medical conditions, including epilepsy, a head injury, severe fever, an inflammatory brain infection, exposure to toxins, and certain medications. ...
- Epileptic seizures are characterized by electrical disturbances in the brain.
At what temperature do convulsions start?
What Are Febrile Seizures? Febrile seizures are convulsions that can happen when a young child has a fever above 100.4°F (38°C). (Febrile means "feverish.") The seizures usually last for a few minutes and stop on their own.
