| 词条 | Risus sardonicus |
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Risus sardonicus or rictus grin is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning. Risus sardonicus may be caused by tetanus, strychnine poisoning or Wilson's disease. The name of the condition, which has its roots in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, derives from the appearance of raised eyebrows and an open "grin" – which can appear sardonic or malevolent to the lay observer – displayed by those experiencing these muscle spasms. CausesIt is most often observed as a sign of tetanus.[1] It can also be caused by poisoning with strychnine[2] or Wilson's disease. In 2009 scientists at the University of Eastern Piedmont in Italy wrote that they had identified hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) as the plant historically responsible for producing the sardonic grin.[3][4] This plant is the most likely candidate for the "sardonic herb", which was a neurotoxic plant used for the ritual killing of elderly people in pre-Roman, Nuragic Sardinia. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.who.int/ith/diseases/tetanus/en/index.html|title=Tetanus|publisher=World Health Organization}} 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f7009NkJv70C&pg=PA791|title=Comprehensive Reviews in Toxicology: For Emergency Clinicians|page=791|last1=Bryson|first1=Peter D.|ISBN=978-1560326120|publisher=CRC Press|year=1996}} 3. ^News Scan Briefs: Killer Smile, Scientific American, August 2009 4. ^{{Cite journal|journal = Journal of Natural Products|year = 2009|volume = 72|issue = 5|pages = 962–965|title = Polyacetylenes from Sardinian Oenanthe fistulosa: A Molecular Clue to risus sardonicus|author1=G. Appendino |author2=F. Pollastro |author3=L. Verotta |author4=M. Ballero |author5=A. Romano |author6=P. Wyrembek |author7=K. Szczuraszek |author8=J. W. Mozrzymas |author9=O. Taglialatela-Scafati |doi = 10.1021/np8007717|pmid = 19245244|pmc = 2685611}} External links 4 : Facial expressions|Laughter|Tetanus|Strychnine poisoning |
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