Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 4 Aug 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Neto A, Bell D, Jones J, Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91719

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91719

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91719

rID:

91719

Article created:

30 Jul 2021, Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

4 Aug 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Gastrointestinal

Sections:

Tags:

abdomen, physical exam, palpation, signs, clinical signs, eponyms

Synonyms:

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

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