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SIGNE LHERMITTE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The development of sudden, transient, electric-like shocks spreading down the body when the patient flexes the head forward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Sensation de décharge électrique parcourant le dos et les jambes lors de la flexion de la colonne cervicale, fréquemment observée dans la sclérose en plaques et parfois au cours de certaines compressions médullaires et myélopathies cervicales.

Spanish

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