Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia)

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Rosenbach sign or phenomenon is a clinical sign described in hemiplegia.

The sign refers to the absence of an abdominal wall skin reflex when stroking the paralyzed side of a patient; conversely on the unaffected side, the reflex is normal 1.

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Rosenbach gave his name to two other clinical signs:

  • +<li><a href="/articles/rosenbach-sign-aortic-valve-regurgitation">Rosenbach sign (AV regurgitation)</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/rosenbach-sign-liver">Rosenbach sign (liver)</a></li>

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Rosenbach phenomenon (hemiplegia)

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Rosenbach's sign (hemiplegia)

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Rosenbach's phenomenon (hemiplegia)

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