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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