Cramps are sudden involuntary contractions that involve individual muscle groups or the entire body. Tonic-clonic paroxysms are accompanied by loss of consciousness, urination, respiratory failure. Causes of seizures include organic pathology of the central nervous system, toxic and metabolic damage to neurons, hyperthermia, and other disorders. Diagnosis is carried out using CT and MRI of the brain, EEG, laboratory tests. In complex treatment, anticonvulsants, pathogenetic and etiotropic therapy, and surgical correction are used.
Article • Read more →Leg cramps are observed in vascular diseases, crumpy syndrome, flat feet, electrolyte imbalance, hypovitaminosis, a number of endocrine diseases, poisoning, drug overdose, brain damage, and some other conditions. They can cover one muscle or several muscle groups, be isolated or combined with convulsions of other localizations. Diagnosed on the basis of survey data, external examination, EFI, laboratory tests, hardware methods. Treatment includes muscle relaxants, antiepileptic and anticonvulsants, antispasmodics, physiotherapy techniques, and surgical interventions.
Article • Read more →Tonic-clonic convulsions are mixed paroxysms in which prolonged tonic spasms are replaced by rapid clonic contractions of the skeletal muscles. The causes of generalized seizures are quite extensive: epilepsy, organic pathology of the central nervous system, neuroinfections and other conditions. To verify the diagnosis, a comprehensive examination is required, including laboratory tests, tomography, and neurophysiological techniques. For the relief and therapy of convulsive syndrome, medications are used, in some cases, surgical treatment is indicated.
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