What Is a Clonic Seizure?

Clonic seizures are only seen in infants and young children, and are characterized by repeated paroxysms of muscles throughout the body without tonicity during the seizures. Often, conscious disturbances and muscle tension relax at the beginning, causing falls.

Clonic seizures

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Clonic seizures are only seen in infants and young children, and are characterized by repeated paroxysms of whole body muscles without tonicity during the seizure.

Clonic seizures

Neurology

Clonic convulsions on both sides of the limbs are often skewed to one side, and the intensity of the twitch does not change when the frequency of the twitch gradually decreases. It lasts for a few seconds or minutes, but recovers quickly after the attack. There are a few clinical cases of tonic-clonic seizures that form

Almost all occur in infants.

It is characterized by repetitive clonic tics with loss of consciousness, without previous tonicity. Bilateral symmetry or a limb-based tics, with varying amplitude, frequency, and distribution, are characteristic of infantile seizures and last for one to several minutes.

On-site first aid method:

1. Protect the tongue, and place the tongue depressor wrapped with gauze between the upper and lower molars when threatened symptoms occur or when the mouth is opened, so as to prevent tongue biting and falling back;

2. When you find a threat, lie on your back and fall down to prevent head injuries;

3. During the tonic phase, hold the patient's pillow with one hand to prevent fracture and dislocation of the neck due to overextension;

4, head tilted to one side to prevent airway obstruction or aspiration pneumonia;

5. During the clonic phase, you can press the large joints of the extremities appropriately to prevent dislocation and abrasions. Do not use excessive force and force the compression to avoid causing artificial fractures or injuries;

6. Unfasten the collar and belt and remove the dentures;

7. The hazy state, impulsiveness, and injury to people after the attack should be sedated to inhibit their behavior;

8. In Zhongren, Hegu acupoint can be stopped early if the method is proper.