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Posted On : 27 Jul 2019

Why there occurs frothing during a convulsion?

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gh nabi

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Foaming or frothing at the mouth occurs when excess saliva pools in the mouth or lungs and is mixed with air, creating foam.

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edersson munoz

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The autonomic nervous system (parasympathetic)
Refleux vessel vagal

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kadri soliman

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Due to laryngeal conjetion

5 years ago

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Anand

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Excessive salivation

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in a convulsions the control of muscles lost involved swallowing muscles lead to accumulation of saliva in mouth which is mixed with air and trapping with clenched teeth then produce foaming

5 years ago

Answer 1

During a convulsion, one can not swallow one own saliva due to impaired consciousness. Also, there is heavy breathing, which leads to the formation of froth (bubbles of saliva) at the mouth.

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