Talk:Trisma

I would question whether this article is at the right name, whether it is accurate, and whether it ought to be merged elsewhere. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary knoweth not trisma under that spelling; it does give trismus as a synonym for ankylostoma or lockjaw. It also mentions mouth infections and encephalitis as potential causes, as well as tetanus. I'm not a doctor and don't even play one on TV, but I though I'd ask. Smerdis of Tlön 13:55, 14 October 2005 (UTC)


 * The word 'trisma' is the feminine form of 'trismus' (see: Latin declension). Whether there is an actual difference in the medical definitions of the terms, I don't know. I suspect its just a grammatical error. 65.94.202.247 00:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

seems good to me
although i haven't yet seen this word in a reliable medical dictionary or whatever, googling "trisma" indicates that it is jaw clenching (as opposed to bruxism, teeth grinding, and trismus, lock jaw, which are definitely medical terms). one thing i'd like to add: i personally get trisma/jaw clenching when i take too much adderall (mixed amphetamine salts). I mean like one pill i dont get it, 2 pills i do, its just that tiny bit more that brings on this side effect. someone should find find a reference (an accepted medical organization/book/journal article) that can confirm that this is the right terminology
 * i'm almost certain trisma is the plural of trismus. I.e. these patients suffer multiple trisma. 15:43, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

couldn't find the term in pubmed
A quick search through pubmed only turned up 4 articles that contain the word trisma in their abstract - either it is an incorrect term or it is used very very rarely in medical literature.