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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;27(3):393-4.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.83691.

Tetany: A diagnostic dilemma

Aparna Williams  1 , Dootika Liddle, Valsa Abraham
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Case Reports

Tetany: A diagnostic dilemma

Aparna Williams et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Tetany is a disorder of increased neuronal excitability usually associated with hypocalcemia. We report a patient with typical tetanic cramps and carpopedal spasm in the postoperative period, despite normal serum concentrations of calcium, which responded to intravenous infusion of calcium.

Keywords: Alkalosis; hyperventilation syndrome; hypocalcemia; hypomagnesemia; tetany.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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