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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Zur Lehre von der Tetanie.

Publication Details

Berl. klin. Wschr., 9, 441-44. Berlin, 1872 CE.

Important observations on gastric tetany were made by Kussmaul. He called attention to the convulsions sometimes accompanying dilatation of the stomach. He first mentioned “gastric tetany” in 1869 in his paper on gastric lavage (No. 3463).

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4831
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1665
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLzur-lehre-von-der-tetanie

Geographic Context

Publication place: Berlin