[Overview of tetanic syndrome occurrence]

The clinical material of the EMG laboratory was analyzed to establish the annual incidence rate (approx. 1 per 1000) of tetanic syndrome as well as the age and sex of the patients affected. In inpatients of the Hospital's Department of Neurology the occurrence rate of neurogenic tetanic syndrome over a period of 5 years was evaluated and compared with that of multiple sclerosis. The high and ubiquitous occurrence of the syndrome was confirmed. The paper addresses some terminological and pathogenetic questions and substantiates the requirement of giving complex attention to the problem. (Tab. 2, Ref. 9.)