Bielschowsky sign

Bi·el·schow·sky sign

(by'els-chov'skē),

in paralysis of a superior oblique muscle, tilting the head to the side of the involved eye causes that eye to rotate upward.

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Biel·schow·sky sign

(byels-chov'skē sīn)

In paralysis of a superior oblique muscle, tilting the head to the side of the involved eye causes that eye to rotate upward.

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Bielschowsky,

Alfred, German ophthalmologist, 1871-1940.

Bielschowsky disease - early childhood type of lipofuscinosis.

Bielschowsky sign - in paralysis of a superior oblique muscle, tilting the head to the side of the involved eye causes that eye to rotate upward.

Roth-Bielschowsky syndrome - see under Roth, W

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