Tetany: Involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels. See free access online books about Tetany below. See detailed information below for a list of 50 causes of Tetany, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Tetany as a symptom include:
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- (Source - Diseases Database)
Tetany: Do not confuse this word with tetanus. A clinical neurologic syndrome characterized by muscle twitches, cramps, and carpopedal spasm, and when severe, laryngospasm and seizures; these findings reflect irritability of the central and peripheral nervous systems, usually resulting from low serum levels of ionized calcium or, less commonly, magnesium. Causes include hyperventilation, hypoparathyroidism, rickets, and uremia. [G. tetanos, tetanus]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Hyperexcitability of nerve and muscle when the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium is decreased.
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Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Hyperexcitability of nerve and muscle when the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium is decreased.
- (Source - CRISP)
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Medical Conditions associated with Tetany:
Muscle contractions (51 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes)
Symptoms related to Tetany:
Hormone resistance, Chelation of calcium, Low calcium diet, Pregnancy (316 causes), Lactation, Hypoparathyroidism (19 causes), Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency, Magnesium deficiency, Acute pancreatitis (1 cause), Severe diarrhoea
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