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[[File:1280px-PHIL tetanus.jpg|thumb|right|Opisthotonus in a patient suffering from tetanus]] | [[File:1280px-PHIL tetanus.jpg|thumb|right|Opisthotonus in a patient suffering from tetanus]] | ||
* This is a '''specific position''' of the back, in which the patient rests on his head and heels with his body bent forward into an arch due to spasm of the back muscles. | * This is a '''specific position''' of the back, in which the patient rests on his head and heels with his body bent forward into an arch due to spasm of the back muscles. | ||
* | * Opisthotonus can be a symptom of '''[[tetanus]], [[eclampsia]],''' or '''[[hysteria]]'''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 28 February 2022
Opisthotonus is a symptom.
- This is a specific position of the back, in which the patient rests on his head and heels with his body bent forward into an arch due to spasm of the back muscles.
- Opisthotonus can be a symptom of tetanus, eclampsia, or hysteria.
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- DÍTĚ, P. Vnitřní lékařství. 2. edition. Praha : Galén, 2007. 0 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-496-6.
