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opisthotonos, condition of  abnormal posturing characterized by rigidity, severe arching, the back, the head thrown backward, opisthotonos were laid on back, the back, the head, heels would touch the supporting surface, opisthotonos, occur in infants, meningitis, where a sign of irritation, the membranes surrounding the brain, spinal cord, meninges, a sign of depressed brain function, injury, nervous system, opisthotonos is much more common in infants, children than in adults, more exaggerated in infants, children, less mature nervous systems, meningitis, arnold-chiari syndrome, subarachnoid hemorrhage, tetanus, brain tumor, severe head injury, glutaric aciduria, organic acidemias, gaucher disease, krabbe disease, achondroplastic dwarfism, drugs, particularly phenothiazines, antipsychotic medications, cause a side effect known, acute dystonic reaction, opisthotonos part of this reaction, hospital care, person who develops opisthotonos, physician immediately, this symptom occurs! typically, opisthotonos, symptom that follows late, in the course of other conditions, serious enough that medical attention, already have been sought, this condition, evaluated, hospital setting, emergency measures, medical history, a physical examination, medical history, opisthotonos in detail, did this behavior start, always the same type of posturing, what other symptoms preceded, accompanied the abnormal posturing, particularly fever, stiff neck, headache, any significant medical history, recent illness, physical examination, complete assessment, the nervous system, the opisthotonos, suggested by the history, physical examination, diagnostic tests, lumbar puncture, analysis, the cerebrospinal fluid, csf culture, csf cell counts, similar studies, electrolyte analysis, ct scan, the head, mri, the head, blood, urine tests.