1. Could someone please put the following from Tetany into plain English? 2. He also worked in pathology and pediatrics, including childhood tetany . 3. Hypoparathyroidism leads to hypocalcaemia, evidenced by tetany seizure and respiratory paralysis. 4. In this work, he highlighted a specific electromyographic sign of tetany . 5. This explains muscle flaccidity rather than tetany following fasciculations. 6. Electrolyte disturbance may cause cramping and muscle tetany , particularly hypokalemia and hypocalcaemia. 7. Symptoms included swooning, moaning, chattering of teeth, hyperpnea, and tetany . 8. This causes tetany ( involuntary muscle contraction ), which can lead to death. 9. In 1881 he showed a causal relationship between tetany and the removal of goitre. 10. During the lumbar puncture, the patient has tetany -his arm muscles contract.