Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Lasègue — Ernest C., French physician, 1816–1883. See L. sign, L. syndrome … Medical dictionary
Charles Lasègue — (1816 1883) Charles Lasègue, full name Ernest Charles Lasègue (5 September 1816 20 March 1883) was a French physician who was born in Paris. In 1847 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Paris, and during the following year was … Wikipedia
Tinel sign — Classification and external resources Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (The median nerve is the yellow dot near the center. The carpal tunnel is not labeled, but the circular structure surrounding the median nerve is visible.) IC … Wikipedia
Oppenheim's sign — is dorsiflexion of the big toe elicited by irritation downward of the medial side of the tibia[1] Positive sign indicates a damage to the pyramidal tract. It is named for Hermann Oppenheim.[2][3] References … Wikipedia
Myerson's sign — is a medical condition where a patient is unable to resist blinking when tapped on the glabella, the area above the nose and between the eyebrows. It is often referred to as the glabellar reflex. It is often an early symptom of Parkinson s… … Wikipedia
Straight leg raise — The Straight leg raise also, called Lasègue s sign or Lasègue test, is a test done during the physical examination to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disk.TechniqueWith the patient lying down on his/her… … Wikipedia
Dennie–Marfan syndrome — is a syndrome in which there is association of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and mental retardation in children with congenital syphilis. Both sexes are affected, and the onset of the disease can be acute or insidious, with slow… … Wikipedia
Dawson's fingers — appearing on an MRI scan Dawson s Fingers is the name for the multiple sclerosis lesions around the ventricle based brain veins[1][2] of Multiple Sclerosis patients. The condition is supposed to be the result of in … Wikipedia
Chaddock reflex — is a diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex. It is designed to identify lesions of the pyramidal tract, via stimulation of the skin over the lateral malleolus. It was identified by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in 1911.[1] References ^ Goetz … Wikipedia
