Practical observations on the convulsions of infants / By John North.

  • North, John, 1790-1873.
Date:
1826
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    a tonic convulsion. In this species, the in- voluntary contraction of the muscles ren- ders them motionless, and incapable of re- tion of the convulsion. When there is an alternate contraction and relaxation,—a ra- convulsion is employed. Dr. Good pro- poses a rational alteration in the generally adopted nomenclature of convulsive affec- tions. He offers the term Entasia, and ob- serves, *‘ By many nosologists the genus is called tonos or tonus, which is here dropped in favour of the present term (Entasia), because tonus or tone is employed by phy- to import a healthy and perfect vigour or energy of the muscles ; and by therapeutists ~ ¢