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{{short description|Medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly}}
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A '''convulsion''' is a medical condition where the body [[muscles]] contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking.<ref name="MedlinePlusEncyclopedia003200">{{MedlinePlusEncyclopedia|003200|Seizures}}</ref> Because [[epileptic seizure]]s typically include convulsions, the term ''convulsion'' is often used as a synonym for ''seizure''.<ref name="MedlinePlusEncyclopedia003200" /> However, not all epileptic seizures result in convulsions, and not all convulsions are caused by epileptic seizures.<ref name="MedlinePlusEncyclopedia003200" /><ref name="www.medicalnewstoday.com">{{cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=Convulsions: Causes, definition, and treatment |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324330 |website=www.medicalnewstoday.com |language=en}}</ref> Non-epileptic convulsions have no relation with epilepsy, and are caused by [[non-epileptic seizure]]s.<ref name="MedlinePlusEncyclopedia003200" />

Convulsions can be caused by [[epilepsy]], infections (including a severe form of listeriosis which is caused by eating food contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes), brain trauma, or other medical conditions.<ref name=www.medicalnewstoday.com /> They can also occur from an [[electric shock]] or improperly enriched air for scuba diving.<ref name="MedlinePlusEncyclopedia003200" />{{Failed verification|date=January 2023}}

The word ''fit'' is sometimes used to mean a convulsion or epileptic seizure.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fit%5B3%5D Merriam-Webster: Fit].</ref>