Stewart-Holmes sign

Stew·art-Holmes sign

(stūw'ărt hōlmz),

in cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released.

Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon (1)

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Stew·art-Holmes sign

(stū'ărt hōlmz sīn)

In cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released.
Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon (1) .

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Holmes,

Sir Gordon M., English neurologist, 1876-1965.

Holmes-Adie pupil - Synonym(s): Adie syndrome

Holmes-Adie syndrome - Synonym(s): Adie syndrome

Stewart-Holmes sign - see under Stewart, Thomas Grainger

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Stewart,

Thomas Grainger, English neurologist, 1877-1957.

Stewart-Holmes sign - in cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released. Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon

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