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The mushrooms can be poisonous with unpleasant side effects including coma, convulsions and death, though these outcomes are incredibly rare, but not unheard of.

From Salon

Carter's first encounter with China was in 1949, while the country was suffering the final convulsions of a bloody decades-long civil war.

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For a month, we watched the “hanging chad” convulsions of the Florida recount and related court cases until a highly controversial 5-4 Supreme Court decision allowed Bush to win Florida and the presidency.

The 23-year-old, from South Normanton, suffered convulsions on the driveway of the property after attempting to swallow the package of white powder.

From BBC

About 1 in 150 people will experience more severe symptoms such as high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis, according to the World Health Organization.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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