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Tetany

Prolonged muscle contraction due to inadequate blood calcium.

Neuromuscular hyperexcitability from hypocalcemia (and sometimes hypomagnesemia or alkalosis), with Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs, carpopedal spasm, and laryngospasm.

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper)Glossary

    Neuromuscular hyperexcitability from hypocalcemia (and sometimes hypomagnesemia or alkalosis), with Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs, carpopedal spasm, and laryngospasm.

Related terms

Hypocalcemia