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Neurology A type of spasm in which the head and heels arch backward in extreme hyperextension and the body forms a reverse bow; opisthotonus may be seen in scorpion stings, due to cholinergic hyperstimulation by venom

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Blue Tongue Sign glutaricaciduria kernicterus perphenazine Scorpion Sting strychnine strychnine poisoning tetanus	This condition, known as opisthotonus, is a kind of tetanic spasm lasting up to two minutes before the muscles relax and the contraction subsides prior to the onset of another spasm. A History of Strychnine by Whittington-Egan, Richard / Contemporary Review All animals displayed neurologic disorders characterized by the inability to maintain buoyancy and by opisthotonus, tremors, and seizures (Figure 1, panel A). Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica by Hernandez-Mora, Gabriela; Gonzalez-Barrientos, Rocio; Morales, Juan-Alberto; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; / Emerging Infectious Diseases Extrapyramidal Haloperidol, Rigidity, opisthotonus, chlorpromazine laryngospasm Narcotic Morphine, heroin, CNS depression, miosis, codeine slow respiration, hypotension Withdrawal Various; alcohol, Piloerection, barbiturates, cocaine, hypertension, benzodiazepines, etc. Approach to the acutely poisoned patient: poisoning, accidental or ... by Van Loggerenberg, Charl / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD	opioid opioid anesthetic opioid antagonist opioid intoxication opioid peptide opioid peptides opioid receptor Opioid receptors opioid withdrawal opioid-mediated analgesia system Opioids opioids, abuse of opiomelanocortin opiopeptins Opiophobia opisthenar opisthion opistho- opisthocranion opisthorchiasis Opisthorchis Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis sinensis Opisthorchis viverrini opisthotonos opisthotonus Opitz's syndrome opium opium alkaloid opium poppy opium tincture OPMD opo- opocephalus opodidymus opossum Oppenheim reflex Oppenheim sign Oppenheim's disease Oppenheim's syndrome opponens digiti minimi opponens pollicis opportunistic opportunistic infection opportunistic infections opportunistic pathogen opportunity cost opportunity for improvement opposer muscle of little finger opposer muscle of thumb opposition	Opisthognathidae opisthognathism opisthognathism opisthognathous opisthognathous Opisthography Opisthoma Opisthoma Opisthoma Opisthomi opisthonephros Opisthopora Opisthopulmonate opisthorchiasis opisthorchiasis opisthorchiasis Opisthorchis Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis sinensis Opisthorchis tenuicollis Opisthorchis viverrini Opisthosoma opisthosomas Opisthotic Opisthotic opisthotonos opisthotonos opisthotonos opisthotonus Opistobranch Opistobranch Opistognathidae OPIT OPITO opitulari Opitulation Opitz syndrome Opitz syndrome Opitz syndrome Opitz Syndrome, X-Linked Opitz Trigonocephaly Syndrome Family Network Opitz's syndrome Opitz, Martin Opitz-G Syndrome OPIU opium opium opium opium opium addict opium alkaloid opium den Opium dens Opium des Volks Opium Joint Opium of the masses Opium of the People Opium poppies Opium poppies

This condition, known as opisthotonus, is a kind of tetanic spasm lasting up to two minutes before the muscles relax and the contraction subsides prior to the onset of another spasm.

A History of Strychnine by Whittington-Egan, Richard / Contemporary Review

All animals displayed neurologic disorders characterized by the inability to maintain buoyancy and by opisthotonus, tremors, and seizures (Figure 1, panel A).

Neurobrucellosis in stranded dolphins, Costa Rica by Hernandez-Mora, Gabriela; Gonzalez-Barrientos, Rocio; Morales, Juan-Alberto; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Extrapyramidal Haloperidol, Rigidity, opisthotonus, chlorpromazine laryngospasm Narcotic Morphine, heroin, CNS depression, miosis, codeine slow respiration, hypotension Withdrawal Various; alcohol, Piloerection, barbiturates, cocaine, hypertension, benzodiazepines, etc.

Approach to the acutely poisoned patient: poisoning, accidental or ... by Van Loggerenberg, Charl / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD

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