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A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398)
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- Cramp
- Muscular Cramp
- Cramp, Muscle
- Cramp, Muscular
- Cramps
- Cramps, Muscle
- Cramps, Muscular
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscular Cramps
- Limb Cramp
- Cramp, Limb
- Cramps, Limb
- Limb Cramps
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Muscle Cramp. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009120. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009120
- Muscle Cramp. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle_cramp
- Muscle Cramp. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2006818