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CONVULSIONS

This article appears in Volume V07, Page 68 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: COM-COR
CONVULSIONS , the pathological
condition
  of
body
  associated with abnormal, violent and spasmodic contractions and relaxations of the muscles, taking the form of a fit. Convulsions may be a symptom resulting from various diseases, but the
term
  is commonly restricted to the infantile variety, occurring in association with teething, or other causes which upset the child's
nervous
 
system
 . The treatment (plunging into a hot bath, or administration of chloroform) must be prompt, as convulsions are responsible for a large
part
  of infant mortality.
The name " Convulsionaries " (Fr. Convulsionnaires) was given to certain Jansenist fanatics in
France
  in the 18th
century
 , owing to the convulsions, regarded by them as proofs of divine
inspiration
 , which were the result of their religious ecstasies (see
JANSENISM
 ). The
term
  " Convulsionists " is sometimes applied to them, as also, more loosely, to other religious enthusiasts who exhibit the same symptoms.


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