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In a 1972 article, «Mental Illness, Biology, and Culture,» published in the book Psychological Anthropology, Alfred Wallace hypothesized that hypocalcemic tetany from low levels of calcium and vitamin D underlied a phenomenon of hysteria found among Eskimos called pibloktok. (westonaprice.org)
Since lactation tetany often recurs with subsequent litters, it should factor into any decisions about breeding an affected queen. (vcahospitals.com)