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English
Noun
Lhermitte sign
- (medicine) Electric sensations of the spine and limbs induced by flexing the neck forward.
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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.