Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia)
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 4 Aug 2021
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Neto A, Bell D, Jones J, Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91719
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30 Jul 2021,
Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto ◉
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4 Aug 2021,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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- Rosenbach phenomenon (hemiplegia)
- Rosenbach's sign (hemiplegia)
- Rosenbach's phenomenon (hemiplegia)
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.
See also
Rosenbach gave his name to two other clinical signs:
References
- 1. Vaibhav Rastogi, Devina Singh, Halil Tekiner, Fan Ye, Nataliya Kirchenko, Joseph J. Mazza, Steven H. Yale. Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Physical Examination of Palpation Part 1, 1876–1907. (2018) Clinical Medicine & Research. 16 (3-4): 83. doi:10.3121/cmr.2018.1423 - Pubmed
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