Concept

Tetany

痉病jing bing

2 sources

In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, tetany (痙病) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.2) — characterized by fever with cold feet, stiff neck, aversion to cold, facial flushing, involuntary head movement, jaw clenching, and opisthotonos. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·痉湿暍病脉证治第二》条7（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第二篇痉病界说句（综合列症条），自撰英文非逐字
WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐（WGM2# 1601 Tetany）

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

病者，身熱足寒，頸項強急，惡寒，時頭熱，面赤，目赤，獨頭動搖，卒口噤，背反張者，痙病也。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·痉湿暍病脉证治第二》条7（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.
WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 1601（§2 诊断、病证和体质术语·肝系病类 Tetany）Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.