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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Opisthotonos
  1. Opisthotonos 
    Opisthotonos is a condition in which a person holds their body in an abnormal position. The person ... their head thrown backward. If a person with opisthotonos lies on their back, only the back of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003195.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Decerebrate posture 
    ... brain is the usual cause of decerebrate posture. Opisthotonos (a severe muscle spasm of the neck and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003299.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Neurologic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/neurologicdiseases.html - Health Topics
  4. Pneumococcal meningitis 
    ... posture, with the head and neck arched backwards ( opisthotonos ) Pneumococcal meningitis is an important cause of fever ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000607.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gram-negative meningitis 
    ... posture, with the head and neck arched backwards ( opisthotonos )
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000610.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. H influenzae meningitis 
    ... posture, with the head and neck arched backwards ( opisthotonos )
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000612.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Staphylococcal meningitis 
    ... posture, with the head and neck arched backwards ( opisthotonos )
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000613.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Tetanus 
    ... muscles . Back muscle spasms often cause arching, called opisthotonos . Sometimes, the spasms affect muscles that help with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000615.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Subarachnoid hemorrhage 
    ... back and neck, with arching of the back ( opisthotonos ; not very common)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000701.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Meningitis 
    ... posture, with the head and neck arched backward ( opisthotonos ) You cannot tell if you have bacterial or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000680.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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