Signs starts with A # 1. Aaron’s Sign # A sensation of pain and/or distress in the epigastric or precordial region on pressure over McBurney’s point in appendicitis.
1. Aaron’s Sign # A sensation of pain and/or distress in the epigastric or precordial region on pressure over McBurney’s point in appendicitis.
2. Abadie’s Sign # Charles Abadie: Spasm of levator palpebrae superioris muscle—a sign of Graves’ disease. Jean Abadie: Insensibility of Achilles tendon to pressure, seen in tabes dorsalis.
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Signs starts with B # 9. Babinski’s Sign (Not synonymous with Babinski’s Reflex) # a. Loss or weakening of the Achilles tendon reflex in sciatica. This sign helps distinguish true sciatica from hysterical sciatica. 9. Babinski’s Sign (Not synonymous with Babinski’s Reflex) # a. Loss or weakening of the Achilles tendon reflex in sciatica. This sign helps distinguish true sciatica from hysterical sciatica. b. In hemiplegia, the contraction of the platysma muscle on the healthy side is more pronounced than on the affected side.
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