uremic convulsion

convulsion /con·vul·sion/ (kon-vul´shun)

1. an involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.

2. seizure (2).convul´sive

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central convulsion  one not excited by any external cause, but due to a lesion of the central nervous system.

clonic convulsion  one marked by alternating contraction and relaxation of the muscles.

essential convulsion  central c.

febrile convulsions  those associated with high fever, occurring in infants and children.

mimetic convulsion , mimic convulsion facial spasm, as in jacksonian epilepsy.

puerperal convulsion  involuntary spasms in women just before, during, or just after childbirth.

salaam convulsions  infantile spasms.

tetanic convulsion  tonic spasm with loss of consciousness.

uremic convulsion  convulsion due to uremia, or retention in the blood of material that should have been eliminated by the kidneys.

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uremic convulsion,

an episode of involuntary muscle contractions caused by uremia or retention in the blood of substances that would normally be excreted by the kidneys.