RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Anterior tibial compartment syndrome following prolonged tetany JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 406 OP 408 DO 10.1136/jnnp.39.4.406 VO 39 IS 4 A1 A. J. Lees YR 1976 UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/39/4/406.abstract AB A patient developed a persistent, disabling, bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndrome after salicylate self-poisoning. Prolonged tetany is postulated as the probable mechanism.