THERE have been a few cases recorded in which infants born to mothers with parathyroid adenoma have shown tetany early in life. The first observation of this was made by Friderichsen, 1, 2 who ...
Tetany can throw people who aren’t feeling normal — and sometimes their doctors — for a loop. In general, tetany involves overly stimulated neuromuscular activity. Tetany is an involuntary muscle ...
HYPOCALCEMIC tetany has been noted in the offspring of 13 mothers with primary hyperparathyroidism since the initial description by Friderichsen in 1938. 1 Transplacental passage of the maternal ...