Chvosteck's sign

Chvosteck's sign
twitching of the facial muscles elicited by stimulation of the facial nerve by tapping. This indicates muscular irritability, usually due to calcium depletion (see tetany).
F. Chvosteck (1835-84), Austrian surgeon

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chvosteck's sign — twitching of the facial muscles elicited by stimulation of the facial nerve by tapping. This indicates muscular irritability, usually due to calcium depletion (see tetany). [F. Chvosteck (1835–84), Austrian surgeon] …   The new mediacal dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”