Definition of Opisthotonus. Meaning of Opisthotonus. Synonyms of Opisthotonus

- hydrocephalus, poisoning, and drowning.[citation needed] Opisthotonus is more pronounced in infants. Opisthotonus in the neonate may be a symptom of meningitis,...
- indicate subarachnoid haemorrhage or meningitis. Patients may also show opisthotonus—spasm of the whole body that leads to legs and head being bent back and...
- the skeletal muscles. The limbs are extended and the neck is curved to opisthotonus. The pupils are widely dilated. As death approaches, the convulsions...
- precursor position to standing). They may lie with their necks arched back (opisthotonus) and legs stiff (extensor rigidity); generalised tonic-clonic seizures...
- chest; decerebrate posturing, with the arms extended at the sides; and opisthotonus, in which the head and back are arched backward.[citation needed] Decorticate...
- buttocks may be affected. Back muscle spasms often cause arching, called opisthotonus. Sometimes, the spasms affect muscles utilized during inhalation and...
- indicate subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis. Patients may also show opisthotonus—spasm of the whole body that leads to legs and head being bent back and...
- Opisthotonus (Tet****) by Charles Bell (1809)...
- arms) loss of consciousness Syncope (medicine) (R55) neck stiffness opisthotonus paralysis and paresis paresthesia (R20.2) prosopagnosia somnolence (R40...
- "Blanche" Wittmann), who is supported by Dr. Joseph Babiński (rear). Note the similarity to the illustration of opisthotonus (tet****) on the back wall....