Convulsions / Infantile Spasms / Eclampsia

Disease Overview

Convulsions can be caused by trauma, worms, high fever during teething etc. Symptoms such as throwing hands and feet, body twitching, foaming at the mouth, rolling eyes etc. are manifested. Seizures are seen in children with large heads due to body structure.

Diet & Regimen Guidelines
  • Cold water should be poured on the patient's head during convulsions. Eyes and mouth will sprinkle water. It is forbidden to take medicine during seizures. In the absence of mother's milk, cow's milk, barley etc. are good.

Recommended Homeopathic & Biochemic Remedies (13)

Aconite Nap
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Convulsions with fright or teething fever and restlessness
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

1x or 3x several doses at one or half hour intervals.

Arnica Mont
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Any type of traumatic seizure
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3 or 6 at one hour intervals.

Belladonna
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • high fever
  • Eyes and face are red
  • Blood pressure in the head
  • hot head
  • Sudden convulsions during sleep
  • The body is hot like fire
  • A gurgling sound in the throat
  • Surprised again and again
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3x or 6 at one hour intervals.

Chamomilla
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Seizures in irritable children when angry, frightened, spanked or teething
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6 or 30 at two-hour intervals.

Cina
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Convulsions in children with worms
  • Keeping the baby in a fixed position increases the fit
  • Seizures are relieved when the child moves or is carried
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3x two hours apart.

Aethusa
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • The child cannot tolerate milk
  • The child vomits curd-like forceful vomiting shortly after taking milk
  • Convulsions during teething or with bowel movements
  • The baby foams at the mouth
  • During convulsions, the child squeezes the thumb inside the fist and convulses
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6 or 30 at two-hour intervals.

Gelsemium
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Measles happened
  • It was spring
  • out of balance
  • Teething
  • The child was scared
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6 or 30 hourly intervals.

Cicuta Virosa
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Seizures due to any skin disease or due to fear
  • Head tilts back
  • Foaming at the mouth
  • Sometimes shortness of breath occurs
  • If you put your hands on it, the convulsions increase
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 in two doses three hours apart.

Veratrum Vir
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Cerebrovascular puerperal spasms. The patient becomes unconscious. The patient seems to be sleeping, does not respond when called. Then it convulses again, and lies silent again
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6 at one hour intervals.

Stramonium
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Convulsions without complete resolution of measles, mumps, or any other infection
  • In sleep, the child cries and squirms
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

30 or 200 every three hours.

Cuprum Met
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Sudden sitting convulsions due to measles, mumps, or any other outbreak
  • Face turns blue during convulsions
  • The thumb is clenched into a fist
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

6 or 30 at two or one hour intervals.

Magnesia Phos
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • convulsions
  • Baby teething spasms
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3x or 6x 1-4 pills (according to age) with warm water every hour or half.

Natrum Phos
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • Signs of worms
  • fever
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3x or 6x 1-4 pills (depending on age) every hour.