Hypoparathyroidism : Symptoms

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Symptoms could include:
Tingling lips, fingers, and toes; Muscle cramps; Pain in the face, legs, and feet; Abdominal pain; Dry hair; Brittle nails; Dry, scaly skin; Cataracts; Weakened tooth enamel (in children; Muscle spasms called tetany (can lead to spasms of the lary...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 25, 2006
The accidental removal of the parathyroid glands during neck surgery is the most frequent cause of hypoparathyroidism. Complications of surgery on the parathyroid glands is another common cause of this disorder. There is the possibility of autoimm...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Abdominal pain is pain that you feel anywhere between your chest and groin. This is often referred to as the stomach region or belly.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 25, 2008
Abdominal pain is very common in children, and in many cases there’s no serious cause. But stomach pain can sometimes point to a serious problem, such as appendicitis, so it is important to know when to seek help.
Source:StayWell
Date:July 16, 2004
Decreased consciousness refers to diminished alertness or awareness.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
Dry hair may be described as hair with insufficient moisture and oil content to maintain a normal sheen and texture...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 13, 2006
Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. The symptoms most often associated with dry skin include: Scaling Itching Cracks in the skin
Source:ADAM
Date:July 18, 2007
Face pain may be dull, throbbing or intense, stabbing discomfort in one or both sides of the face or forehead.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 18, 2007
Leg pain is a common symptom and complaint. For more specific topics, see foot pain , hip pain , knee pain , muscle pain , joint pain , shin splints , and blockage of leg arteries.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2007
The symptoms in your back or leg may be due to pressure on a nerve. This pressure may be caused by a damaged disk or by abnormal bone growth. Either way, you may feel pain, burning, tingling, or numbness. If you have pressure on a nerve that connects to the sciatic nerve, pain may shoot down your leg.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Muscle cramps are involuntary and often painful contractions of the muscles which produce a hard, bulging muscle. Muscle twitching (fasciculation) is the result of spontaneous local muscle contractions that are involuntary. Typically, these contractions only affect individual muscle groups connected to (innervated by) a particular motor neuron. This twitching does not cause pain.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 21, 2006
Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. The rapid, uncontrolled muscle contraction, or spasm, happens unexpectedly, with either no stimulation or some trivially small one.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. Most people are familiar with the sudden pain of a muscle cramp.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Spasticity is marked by stiff or rigid muscles and exaggerated, deep tendon reflexes. The condition can interfere with walking, movement, or speech. See also muscle spasticity .
Source:ADAM
Date:March 5, 2007
Spasticity is a form of muscle overactivity. A spastic muscle is one in which a muscle resists being stretched out, and the resistance to stretch is greater the faster the muscle is moved.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Spasticity is an abnormal increase in muscle tone. It may be associated with involuntary muscle spasms , sustained muscle contractions (dystonia), and exaggerated deep tendon reflexes that make movement difficult or uncontrollable.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Numbness and tingling are abnormal sensations that can occur anywhere in your body, but are often felt in your hands, feet, arms, or legs.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 22, 2007
Definition and classification Pain is a universal human experience. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as " an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Pain, medically termed "nociception," is a response to noxious stimuli that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons . The discomfort signals actual or impending injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Communicating About PainResourcesAmerican Pain Foundation888-615-7246www.painfoundation.orgAmerican Chronic Pain Associationwww.theacpa.orgThe National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.orgYou have a right to have pain treated. Untreated pain can...
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Measuring Your PainA pain scale helps you rate pain intensity. In the scale, 0 means no pain, and 10 is the worst pain possible.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by nerves in the body. Pain arises from any number of situations.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Painful menstrual periods are marked by crampy lower abdominal pain. A woman may feel sharp pain that comes and goes, or have dull, aching pain. Painful menstural periods may also cause back pain.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 9, 2007
Anything that interferes with the normal menstrual cycle, causing pain , unusually heavy or light bleeding, or missed periods. Typically, a woman of childbearing age should menstruate every 28 days or so unless she ' s pregnant or moving into menopause .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dysmenorrhea refers to the pain or discomfort associated with menstruation . Although not a serious medical problem, the term describes a woman adolescent girl with menstrual symptoms severe enough to keep her from functioning for a day or two each month.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Dysmenorrhea is the occurrance of painful cramps during menstruation. More than half of all girls and women suffer from dysmenorrhea (cramps), a dull or throbbing pain that usually centers in the lower mid-abdomen, radiating toward the lower back or thighs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dysmenorrhea is the occurrence of painful cramps during menstruation . More than half of all girls and women suffer from dysmenorrhea (cramps), a dull or throbbing pain that usually centers in the lower mid-abdomen, radiating toward the lower back or thighs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Numbness and tingling are decreased or abnormal sensations caused by altered sensory nerve function. The feeling of having a foot " fall asleep " is a familiar one.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain . Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
A temporary series of uncontrollable muscle spasms brought on by unusual electrical activity in the brain. Also known as convulsion, clonic seizure, or tonic-clonic seizure.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Children with epilepsy may have seizures only once in a while, or every day. Though seizures can be scary for parents and caregivers, they aren’t painful and are usually brief.
Source:StayWell
Date:July 16, 2004
First Aid: SeizuresA seizure results from a sudden rush of abnormal electrical signals in the brain. Symptoms may range from a minor daze to uncontrollable muscle spasms(convulsion).In some cases, the victim may even lose consciousness.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
A charley horse is the common name for a muscle spasm, particularly in the leg. Muscle spasms can occur in any muscle in the body. When a muscle is in spasm, it contracts involuntarily and does not relax.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. Most people are familiar with the sudden pain of a muscle cramp.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Numbness and tingling are decreased or abnormal sensations caused by altered sensory nerve function. The feeling of having a foot " fall asleep " is a familiar one.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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