Westphal sign
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Westphal's sign — is the clinical correlate of the absence or decrease of patellar reflex or knee jerk. Patellar reflex or knee jerk is a kind of deep or stretch reflex where an application of a stimulus to the patellar tendon such as strike by a solid object or… … Wikipedia
Westphal nucleus sign (phenomenon) — West·phal nucleus, sign (phenomenon) (vestґfahl) [Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal, German neurologist, 1833–1890] see under sign, and see nucleus nervi accessorii … Medical dictionary
Westphal phenomenon — 1. (A.K.O. Westphal) orbicularis pupillary reflex. 2. (C.F.O. Westphal) see under sign … Medical dictionary
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
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