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Is this convulsion a type of seizure?
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Yes: True convulsions are another name for seizures.
Answered 1/26/2020
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Seizure: The question is not clear. A convulsion is another word for seizure. You have not described "this convulsion.".
Answered 7/25/2017
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Seizure?: Which one?. What are symptoms?. Generally the 2 describe both.
Answered 8/22/2013
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Similar meaning: a convulsion is one type of seizure. Not all seizures are convulsions.
Answered 6/5/2015
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