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Lhermitte sign
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English
Lhermitte's sign
Noun
en noun
en medicine Electric sensations of the spine and limbs induced by flexing the neck forward.
en this is just an alternative spelling to Lhermitte's sign
Usage notes
Modern editors often prefer the non-possessive form of medical eponyms, rather than the older Lhermitte's sign.
References
Lhermitte JJ, Pollak, Nikolas M: 1924. Les douleurs à type discharge éléctrique consécutives à la flexion cephalique dans la sclérose en plaques. Un cas de la sclérose multiple. Revue neurologique 2:56-57.
Lhermitte, JJ: 1929. Multiple sclerosis. Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry 22: 5-8.
en eponyms