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clonus
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clo·nus  (klns)
n. pl. clo·nus·es
An abnormality in neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscular contraction and relaxation.
[New Latin, from Greek klonos, turmoil.]
clonic (klnk, klnk) adj.
clo·nici·ty (kl-ns-t, kl-), clonism (klnzm, klnzm) n.
clonus [ˈkləʊnəs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle
[from New Latin, from Greek klonos turmoil]
clonic  [ˈklɒnɪk] adj
clonicity  [klɒˈnɪsɪtɪ] n
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Noun1.clonus - convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
convulsion - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
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Tonic clonic seizures - This considered to be extremely intense among every kind of seizures, they could be characterized through lack of consciousness, body shivering and stiffening and have no control on bladder or at times tongue biting.
Epilepsy - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments by Serge Dandelin / Health care industry community
Other types of generalized seizures are: tonic seizures which involve muscie rigidity but are not followed by a clonic phase; clonic seizures which involve violent rhythmic contractions but is not preceded by tonic phase; myoclonic seizures in which a person has brief involuntary jerking of the torso or extremities; and atonic seizures in which the skeletal muscles lose all tone causing the person to suddenly drop to the floor.
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however, induced a dose-dependent decrease in the incidence of both minimal clonic seizures (MCS) (145.
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