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Tetany: Involuntary cramps of the muscles caused by low blood calcium levels. See detailed information below for a list of 55 causes of Tetany, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Tetany as a symptom include:
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causes of Tetany
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Hyperexcitability of nerve and muscle when the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium is decreased.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Hyperexcitability of nerve and muscle when the concentration of extracellular ionized calcium is decreased.
- (Source - CRISP)
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Tetany based
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Medical Conditions associated with Tetany:
Muscle contractions (58 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Metabolic symptoms (391 causes), Movement symptoms (6001 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Muscle spasms (929 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)
Symptoms related to Tetany:
Hormone resistance, Chelation of calcium, Low calcium diet, Pregnancy (699 causes), Lactation, Hypoparathyroidism (39 causes), Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency (28 causes), Magnesium deficiency, Acute pancreatitis (78 causes), Severe diarrhoea
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