Signs Flashcards
1
Q
Hoover’s sign
A
differentiate organic from non-organic leg paresis.
2
Q
Babinski’s sign
A
- upper motor neurone lesion of the corticospinal tract
- dorsiflexion of the big toe on plantar stimulation
3
Q
Glabellar tap
A
early Parkinson’s
Myerson’s sign
4
Q
Brudzinski sign
A
- meningitis
- subarachnoid haemorrhage
- encephalitis
5
Q
Hutchinson’s sign
A
vesicles extending to the tip of the nose. associated with ocular involvement in shingles
