Medical Definition of Cerebral tetanus

1. A type of local tetanus that follows wounds to the face and head; after a brief incubation (1-2 days) the facial and ocular muscles become paretic yet undergo repeated tetanic spasms. The throat and tongue muscles may also be affected. Synonym: cerebral tetanus, head tetanus, hydrophobic tetanus, rose cephalic tetanus, Rose's cephalic tetanus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerebral Tetanus

cerebral mantle
cerebral oedema
cerebral oximetry
cerebral palsy
cerebral part of arachnoid
cerebral part of dura mater
cerebral part of internal carotid artery
cerebral peduncle
cerebral porosis
cerebral revascularization
cerebral rheumatism
cerebral sinuses
cerebral sphingolipidosis
cerebral sulci
cerebral surface
cerebral tetanus (current term)
cerebral thrombosis
cerebral trigone
cerebral tuberculosis
cerebral vein
cerebral veins
cerebral ventricle neoplasms
cerebral ventricles
cerebral ventriculography
cerebral vesicle
cerebral vomiting
cerebralgia
cerebralise
cerebralised
cerebralises

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