Tetany as the cause underlying the loss of consciousness
Tetany is a group of symptoms associated with increased neuromuscular excitability. Manifest and latent tetany may be distinguished. Manifest (hypocalcaemic) tetany presents with numbness and paresthesia in the areas of the mouth, tongue, hands and feet as well as paroxysmal contractions of the mu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2018-06-01
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Series: | Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna |
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Online Access: | http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2018-vol-14-no-2/tetany-as-the-cause-underlying-the-loss-of-consciousness?aid=1197 |