. A treatise on the nervous diseases of children : for physicians and students. Fig. 38.—Child of One Year Photographed During a Severe Convulsive Seizure. froth may be noticeable at the lips. In very young chil-dren we have the ordinary foam at the mouth. The respi-ratory muscles are in a condition of spasm ; the child oftenturns blue rapidly and is in danger of asphyxia. Fortu-nately the tonic spasm soon ceases, slighter clonic convul-sions then set in, and after a little the child grows quiet,and is apt to be in a dazed or stuporous condition for aperiod that may vary from several minutes t
. A treatise on the nervous diseases of children : for physicians and students. Fig. 38.—Child of One Year Photographed During a Severe Convulsive Seizure. froth may be noticeable at the lips. In very young chil-dren we have the ordinary foam at the mouth. The respi-ratory muscles are in a condition of spasm ; the child oftenturns blue rapidly and is in danger of asphyxia. Fortu-nately the tonic spasm soon ceases, slighter clonic convul-sions then set in, and after a little the child grows quiet,and is apt to be in a dazed or stuporous condition for aperiod that may vary from several minutes to as manyhours or days. While the clonic spasm lasts there is im-minent danger of injury to the childs head and limbs inconsequence of the severe jactations, but this danger is notas serious as that from asphyxia during the period of tonicspasm. Causes.—Convulsions always denote cerebral (cortical)irritation. It might be sufficient to state that any morbid CONVULSIONS—ECLAMPSIA INFANTUM. 5 I process which brings about cortical irritation, directly orindirectl}^ is liab
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