Disease or Syndrome
tonic seizures
ton·ic sei·zures
Definitions related to tonic seizures:
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A tonic seizure is a type of motor seizure characterised by unilateral or bilateral limb stiffening or elevation, often with neck stiffening.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(tonic convulsion) Convulsion in which the muscle contraction is sustained.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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(tonic convulsion) Prolonged contraction of the muscles, as the result of an epileptic discharge.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(convulsion, tonic) A convulsion marked by prolonged contraction of the muscles.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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