- 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...
-
coordinate muscular activity.
Animals with
decerebellate rigidity show
opisthotonus with
thoracic limb extension,
flexion of the
pelvic limbs rigidly extended...
- opistho- back, behind, rear Gr**** ὄπῐσθεν (ópisthen), behind, at the back
opisthotonus -opsy
examination or
inspection Gr**** ὄψῐς (ópsis), view biopsy, autopsy...
-
Opisthotonus (Tet****) by
Charles Bell (1809)...
