intermittent tetanus — noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis • Syn: ↑tetany, ↑tetanilla, ↑intermittent… … Useful english dictionary
Intermittent claudication — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I73.9 ICD 9 440.21 … Wikipedia
cramp — cramp1 /kramp/, n. 1. Often, cramps. a. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, esp. of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain. b. a piercing pain in the abdomen. c. an intermittent, painful contraction… … Universalium
cramp — 1. A painful muscle spasm caused by prolonged tetanic contraction. 2. A localized muscle spasm related to occupational use, qualified according to the occupation of the sufferer; e.g., seamstress s c., writer s c.. [M.E. crampe, fr. O.Fr., fr.… … Medical dictionary
cramp-fasciculation syndrome — a relatively mild form of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability characterized by fasciculations, cramps, and intermittent myokymia, without neuromyotonia; it is usually idiopathic but in some cases is autoimmune in origin … Medical dictionary
Writer's cramp — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F48.8, G25.8 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Tetany — A combination of signs and symptoms, due usually to low calcium, that can include: {{}}Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), Cramps, and Laryngospasm (spasm of the larynx, the voice… … Medical dictionary
apyretic tetanus — noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis • Syn: ↑tetany, ↑tetanilla, ↑intermittent… … Useful english dictionary
tetanilla — noun clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis • Syn: ↑tetany, ↑intermittent tetanus,… … Useful english dictionary
Hyperkinesia — This article is about hyperkinesia, the pathologically increased muscular movement. For hyperkinesis, hyperactivity often seen in children, see Hyperkinesis. Hyperkinesia Basal ganglia and its normal pathways. This circuitry is often disrupted in … Wikipedia