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A convulsion is uncontrolled shaking caused by muscles rapidly tightening and relaxing, and it can stem from a seizure, fainting, or another medical condition. At NeuroDoc, fellowship-trained epileptologist Dr. Omar Moore, MD, identifies the cause and treats convulsions for patients across Florida through telehealth, with EEG testing performed in your home.
Call (904) 204-6585 or request an appointment online, and our team will contact you within 48 hours.
Dr. Moore is double board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology.
He trained in neurology at UF Jacksonville before completing his fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Illinois in Chicago, giving patients across Florida direct access to a seizure sub-specialist.
Before medicine, he served eight years in the Army National Guard, including a deployment to Afghanistan, and today NeuroDoc is proudly veteran-owned and operated.
Every visit with Dr. Moore starts with a clear explanation of your diagnosis and treatment options, leaving each decision about your care in your hands.
A convulsion is what the body does, while a seizure is what happens in the brain. The two often occur together, but not always, which is why the details of each episode matter when finding the cause. During a convulsion, common signs include:
Most convulsions last from a few seconds to a few minutes and stop on their own. Afterward, the person may feel confused, tired, or sore, and may not remember the episode at all. A witness’s description of how the convulsion started, how long it lasted, and how quickly the person recovered is one of the most useful details a doctor can have when looking for the cause.
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Any convulsion should be evaluated once the emergency has passed. A specialist visit is especially important if:
As an online neurologist, Dr. Moore brings specialist care to you, from your first visit through long-term treatment.
Based in Jacksonville, NeuroDoc provides convulsion care throughout Florida by telehealth, reaching patients in smaller and rural communities far from a specialty clinic. Areas we serve include:
NeuroDoc provides specialist care for a range of neurological conditions and diagnostic needs across Florida.
From finding the cause of your convulsions to managing your care long term, get specialist support without the long wait of a hospital system. Call (904) 204-6585 or request an appointment online, and our team will contact you within 48 hours.
A convulsion occurs when your muscles rapidly and repeatedly tighten and relax. Not all convulsive activity is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Though a convulsion can look similar to a seizure, with loss of consciousness and whole-body shaking, the cause can be a different medical condition. Some seizure disorders (but not all) cause convulsions, and you can also have a convulsion that’s not associated with a seizure disorder. When someone is convulsing, the movements cannot be stopped by the person or by anyone else; the event has to run its course.
A seizure and a convulsion are not the same thing. A seizure is an event in the brain, a sudden burst of abnormal electrical activity. A convulsion is an event in the body, uncontrolled shaking as muscles rapidly tighten and relax. Many seizures cause convulsions, but some never do, and some convulsions are not caused by seizures.
Some seizures never cause a convulsion. An absence seizure looks like a blank stare lasting a few seconds, while a focal seizure may produce nothing more visible than an odd smell or a wave of déjà vu. Convulsions can also happen without any seizure, such as the brief jerking that often follows fainting. An EEG helps show whether a seizure was behind the event, and an epileptologist, a neurologist with fellowship training in seizure disorders, can find the cause when convulsions keep returning.
These convulsions happen when another health condition or injury triggers a seizure. Common causes include:
You can also have a convulsion if you develop a severe electrolyte imbalance (a disturbance in the blood’s minerals) or diabetic ketoacidosis (a serious complication of diabetes).
Epileptic convulsions occur due to a sudden burst of abnormal brain activity that’s not triggered by another medical condition or injury. There are different types of epilepsy, and they don’t all cause convulsions. The most common convulsive type is called a tonic-clonic seizure (tonic means stiffening, clonic means jerking).
A tonic-clonic seizure is what most people envision when they think of a convulsion or a seizure. At first, your muscles stiffen, and you lose consciousness. Then you quickly go into convulsions, with your arms and legs moving rapidly and rhythmically.
Other types of seizures cause convulsions that are less extreme and don’t involve your whole body. One example, called a myoclonic seizure, causes brief spasms in a muscle or group of muscles.
A convulsion lasting more than five minutes, or repeated convulsions without recovery in between, is a medical emergency. Call 911.
Call 911 as well for a first convulsion, an injury during the event, trouble breathing or waking afterward, a convulsion during pregnancy, or a convulsion that happens in water.
For epileptic convulsions, evaluation typically includes diagnostic testing such as an at-home EEG test, and treatment usually involves anti-seizure medication to help prevent future seizures.
Treatment for convulsions that aren’t caused by epilepsy depends on the underlying problem. Some of these episodes are functional, meaning they are triggered by psychological distress rather than electrical activity in the brain; they are real events, and treatment focuses on therapy-based care for the stress behind them.
NeuroDoc provides all your care through online telehealth technology. You complete your EEG at home, but your provider refers you to a local clinic for blood work, an MRI, and other diagnostic tests you may need.
