Lhermitte sign
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Lher·mitte sign
(lār-mēt'),electriclike sensations shooting down the back and limbs when the neck is flexed (actively or passively) and sometimes when it is rotated; due to a cervical cord lesion; most often identified with multiple sclerosis.
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Lhermitte sign
Neurology Flexion of the neck evokes abrupt spasms over the body, a finding typical of multiple sclerosis as well as cervical spine diseaseMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Lher·mitte sign
(lār-mēt' sīn)Sudden electriclike shocks extending down the spine on flexing the head.
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Lhermitte,
Jean, French neurologist, 1877-1959.Lhermitte sign - sudden electriclike shocks extending down the spine on flexing the head.
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