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tetany
Sign in to saveTetany or tetanic seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disorders that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or of the nerves that innervate them.
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- Tetany
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- Hands of a baby affected with tetany
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- Neurology, endocrinology
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Research
3,498 papers- [Tetany and hypoparathyroidism].Medizinische Klinik · 1979
- Spectrum of Disorders associated with Tetany.The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · 2023
- [Tetany as a frequent cause of an emergency consultations--etiology, symptoms and cure].Przeglad lekarski · 2015
- Normocalcaemic tetany.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2012
- Hypomagnesemic tetany of ruminants.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice · 1988
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Clinical Trials
2 registered- PHASE3COMPLETEDComparison of Safety and Immunogenicity of Pediacel™ and Infanrix™ IPV+Hib (Penta) Given in a 3 Dose Schedule in InfantsSanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company · NCT00287092
- PHASE1/PHASE2COMPLETEDA Study of AV0328 Administered to Healthy Adult VolunteersAlopexx Vaccine, LLC · NCT02853617
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Tetany or tetanic seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disorders that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or of the nerves that innervate them.
Muscle cramps caused by the disease tetanus are not classified as tetany; rather, they are due to a lack of inhibition to the neurons that supply muscles. Tetanic contractions (physiologic tetanus) have a broad range of muscle contraction types, of which tetany is only one.