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Convulsive spasms (clonus) Symptom Report

A convulsive spasm, or clonus, is a series of rapidly alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle. In some nervous diseases, convulsive spasms involve complex groups of muscles and may result from changes in the normal pattern of motor neuron discharge. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Convulsive spasms (clonus) severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Convulsive spasms (clonus)

Treatments Patients Take For Convulsive spasms (clonus)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
1 2% Cyclobenzaprine: 2%
1 2% Quinine: 2%

Report created on November 23, 2009.