List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 List of eponymous medical signs Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient. This list includes other eponymous entities of diagnostic significance; i.e. tests, reflexes, etc. Sign Name Specialty Associated conditions External link (if no internal link) Descriptor Aaron's sign Charles Dettie Aaron surgery appendicitis epigastric pain with pressure on McBurney's point Abadie's sign Jean Marie Charles Abadie endocrinology Graves' disease levator palpebrae superioris spasm Abadie's symptom Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie neurology tabes dorsalis absence of pain on Achilles tendon pressure Abderhalden reaction Emil Abderhalden obstetrics pregnancy serum reaction;obsolete Abelin reaction Isaak Abelin infectious disease syphilis presence of arsenical anti-syphilitic;obsolete Addis count Thomas Addis nephrology pyelonephritis quantitative cells and casts in 24hr. urine Adie pupil William John Adie neurology ciliary nerve damage dilated pupil, poorly reactive but with normal near accommodation Adson's sign Alfred Washington Adson vascular surgery thoracic outlet syndrome obliteration of radial pulse with manoeuvres Alexander's law Gustav Alexander neurology, neurosurgery, ENT vestibular lesions describes nystagmus in vestibular lesions Allen's test Edgar Van Nuys Allen vascular surgery, critical care[1] arterial supply of the hand tests for presence of palmar ulnar-radial anastomosis (palmar arch) Apgar score Virginia Apgar obstetrics, pediatrics Apley grind test Alan Graham Apley orthopaedic surgery meniscal lesions manoeuvres to elicit knee pain Argyll Robertson pupils Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson neurology neurosyphilis[2] light-near dissociation Arneth count Josef Arneth haematology, nutrition folate deficiency lobulation of neutrophil nuclei Asboe-Hansen sign Gustav AsboeHansen dermatology bullae extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressed Aschheim– Zondek test Selmar Aschheim, Bernhard Zondek obstetrics normal pregnancy Aschoff body Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff rheumatology, pathology rheumatic fever Ashby technique Winifred Ashby haematology, pathology haemolysis synd/233 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2 33.html) at Who Named It? agglutination test for erythrocyte survival Auberger's blood group Auberger (patient) haematology normal physiology synd/283 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2 83.html) at Who Named It? Aua antigen Auenbrugger's sign Josef Leopold Auenbrugger cardiology pericardial effusion synd/284 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2 84.html) at Who Named It? bulging epigastrium Auer rods John Auer hematology acute myeloid leukemia cytoplasmic inclusions in myeloblasts Auspitz's sign Heinrich Auspitz dermatology psoriasis pinpoint bleeding when scales are removed from psoriasis or warts Austin Flint murmur Austin Flint cardiology aortic insufficiency mid-diastolic rumble heard at apex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs assess health of newborn synd/1834 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/ 1834.html) at Who Named It? oestral reaction in mouse injected with pregnant urine foci of interstitial inflammation in the myocardium and elsewhere Page 1 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Kumar SP, Ramasubramanian D (December 2000). "The Babinski sign—a reappraisal" (http://w ww.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-388 6;year=2000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epag e=8;aulast=Kumar). Neurol India. 48 (4): 314–8. PMID 11146592 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1 1146592). Retrieved 13 April 2009. dorsiflexion of the hallux with fanning of the remaining phalanges upon soft stimulation of the lateral plantar surface of the foot Babinski sign Joseph Babinski neurology abnormal plantar reflex Bainbridge reflex Francis Arthur Bainbridge cardiology normal physiology Balbiani rings Edouard-Gérard Balbiani genetics RNA transcription Ballance's sign Charles Alfred Ballance general surgery abdominal/splenic trauma percussive dullness left flank, LUQ, percussive resonance right flank Bancroft's sign Joseph Bancroft vascular medicine deep vein thrombosis pain on anterior, but not lateral, compression of calf Bárány test Robert Bárány ENT, neurology vertigo, vestibular dysfunction Barlow's maneuver Thomas Geoffrey Barlow, English Pediatric Orthopedist, (1915–1975) paediatrics, orthopaedic surgery hip dysplasia dislocation on adduction of hip increase in heart rate with increase in circulating blood volume synd/601 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/6 01.html) at Who Named It? synd/595 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/5 95.html) at Who Named It? large chromosome puff indicating site of RNA transcription nystagmus elicited by hot or cold irrigation of ear canal Bart hemoglobin Barts Hospital Obstetrics, pathology indicates a specific cause of death in some stillborns Loss of all four alphaglobin genes (total alpha-thalassemia) leads to severely anemic stillborn babies with small amounts of an abnormal hemoglobin composed of four gamma sub-units (Bart's Hemoglobin) Bastian–Bruns sign Henry Charlton Bastian, Ludwig Bruns neurology spinal cord transection loss of muscle tone and reflexes below lesion level Battle's sign William Henry Battle neurosurgery/traumatology basal skull fracture mastoid ecchymosis Beau's lines Joseph Honoré Simon Beau dermatology, internal medicine multiple, including trauma transverse ridges on nails Beck's triad Claude Schaeffer Beck cardiology cardiac tamponade hypotension, increased central venous pressure (JVP), distant heart sounds Becker's sign Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker ophthalmology, endocrinology thyrotoxicosis visible pulsation of retinal arteries Beevor's sign Charles Edward Beevor neurology, neurosurgery spinal trauma at T10 cephalad movement of navel on cervical flexion Bekhterev– Jacobsohn reflex Vladimir Bekhterev, Louis Jacobsohn-Lask neurology pyramidal tract lesions stroking dorsal radial skin, with forearm in supination, elicits wrist and finger flexion Bekhterev– Mendel reflex Vladimir Bekhterev, Kurt Mendel neurology pyramidal tract lesions toe flexion on percussion of dorsum of foot Bence Jones protein Henry Bence Jones hematology multiple myeloma Benedict solution Stanley Rossiter Benedict endocrinology diabetes mellitus reagent for presence of monosaccharides Berger wave (rhythm) Hans Berger neurology normal physiology electroencephalographic alpha wave Bezold–Jarisch reflex Albert von Bezold, Adolf Jarisch pharmacology, toxicology effect of certain alkaloids apnea, bradycardia, hypotension Bielschowsky's head tilt test Alfred Bielschowsky neurology, ophthalmology lesions of cranial nerve IV test for palsy of superior oblique muscle Bing's sign Paul Robert Bing neurology pyramidal tract lesions extension of the great toe on pricking the dorsum of the foot with a pin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Page 2 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Biot's respiration Camille Biot neurology brain stem herniation quick shallow respirations followed by period of apnea Bitot's spots Pierre Bitôt ophthalmology vitamin A deficiency spots of keratin deposition in the conjunctiva Bjerrum scotoma Jannik Peterson Bjerrum ophthalmology glaucoma comet shaped visual field defect, extending temporally from the physiological blind spot Blumberg's sign Jacob Moritz Blumberg surgery peritonitis rebound tenderness Boas' point Ismar Isidor Boas gastroenterology gastric ulcer dermal hyperaesthesia just left of T12 Boas' sign Ismar Isidor Boas gastroenterology acute cholecystitis dermal hyperaesthesia at inferior angle of R scapula Bodansky unit Aaron Bodansky clinical chemistry Boston's sign Leonard N. Boston ophthalmology, endocrinology thyrotoxicosis spasmodic ptosis on downward gaze Bouchard's nodes Charles-Joseph Bouchard rheumatology osteoarthritis bony outgrowths on dorsa of proximal interphalangeal joints Bracht–Wachter bodies Erich Franz Eugen Bracht, Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter cardiology infective endocarditis yellow-white spots in the myocardium Branham's sign Henry Branham vascular surgery, nephrology chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis pressing on proximal portion of AV fistula results in bradycardia Braxton Hicks contraction John Braxton Hicks obstetrics normal pregnancy "false labour". sporadic contractions beginning as early as mid 1st trimester Brewer infarcts George Emerson Brewer nephrology, pathology pyelonephritis dark red wedge shaped areas on kidney section resembling infarcts Brissaud's reflex Édouard Brissaud neurology pyramidal tract lesions plantar stimulation elicits contraction of tensor fasciae latae Broadbent inverted sign Sir William Broadbent, 1st Baronet cardiology L atrial hypertrophy systole palpable in posterior chest wall Broadbent sign Walter Broadbent cardiology adhesive pericarditis recession of L inferior intercostal spaces Broca aphasia Paul Broca neurology, neuropsychology developmental or other pathology of various frontal cortical areas expressive aphasia Brodie– Trendelenburg percussion test Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, Friedrich Trendelenburg varicose veins superficial vein is percussed proximally; if impulse is felt over vein distally, valvular incompetence is present Budin's sign Pierre-Constant Budin surgery, obstetrics suppurative mastitis if breast milk flown into a sterile pad is mixed with pus (brown, yellow or bloody traces), mastitis may be present Brodie– Trendelenburg test Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, Friedrich Trendelenburg general medicine, surgery varicose veins identifies level of valvular incompetence Brudziński neck sign Józef Brudziński neurology meningitis neck flexion elicits hip and knee flexion Brudziński cheek sign Józef Brudziński neurology meningitis pressure beneath zygoma elicits flexion of forearm general medicine, surgery Brudziński https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs unit of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood pressure over symphisis pubis elicits knee, hip Page 3 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia symphyseal sign 25/02/2023, 15:16 Józef Brudziński neurology meningitis flexion and leg abduction Brudziński reflex Józef Brudziński neurology meningitis passive flexion of knee to abdomen elicits flexion of contralateral hip and knee Bruit de Roger Henri-Louis Roger paediatric cardiology ventricular septal defect loud pansystolic murmur Bruns ataxia Ludwig Bruns neurology frontal lobe lesions difficulty moving feet in contact with floor, tendency to fall backwards nystagmus that coarsens in amplitude on lateral gaze Bruns nystagmus Ludwig Bruns neurology cerebellopontine angle tumor, vestibular schwannoma Brushfield spots Thomas Brushfield ophthalmology, genetics Downs' syndrome or non-pathological greyish-white spots at periphery of iris Buerger's test Leo Buerger general medicine, surgery peripheral artery disease pallor of the leg upon elevation Burton line Henry Burton toxicology lead poisoning Cabot rings Richard Cabot hematology lead poisoning, anaemias threadlike strands in erythrocytes Caput medusae Medusa gastroenterology, surgery portal hypertension distended veins radiating from umbilicus Cardarelli's sign Antonio Cardarelli cardiology, thoracic surgery aortic arch dilatation or aneurysm, mediastinal tumour left displacement of trachea elicits palpable pulsation of same Carey Coombs murmur Carey Coombs cardiology, rheumatology rheumatic fever mid-diastolic rumble Carnett's sign John Berton Carnett primary care, surgery abdominal mass and/or pain Carvallo's sign José Manuel Rivero Carvallo cardiology tricuspid regurgitation Casal collar Gaspar Casal nutrition pellagra (niacin deficiency) Casoni test Tomaso Casoni infectious disease, tropical medicine hydatid disease intradermal injection of hydatid fluid causing wheal Celsus signs of inflammation Aulus Cornelius Celsus various inflammation 1. Rubor (redness) 2. Tumor (swelling)3. Calor (heat) 4. Dolor (pain) Chaddock reflex Charles Gilbert Chaddock neurology pyramidal lesions, corticospinal tract lesions extension of big toe with stimulation of skin over lateral malleolus Chadwick sign James Read Chadwick obstetrics pregnancy cyanosis of vulva, vagina and cervix Chagas disease Carlos Chagas infectious disease, tropical medicine heart failure Heart failure, enlarged esophagus, enlarged colon Charcot's triad Jean-Martin Charcot surgery ascending cholangitis jaundice, fever and chills, RUQ pain Charcot's triad Jean-Martin Charcot neurology multiple sclerosis nystagmus, intention tremor, staccato speech Charcot– Leyden crystals Jean-Martin Charcot, Ernst Viktor von Leyden pathology any disorder characterized by eosinophil proliferation, e.g. ascariasis lysophospholipase crystals in various tissues Cheyne–Stokes respiration John Cheyne, William Stokes palliative care respiratory center damage fluctuation between apnoea and tachypnoea Churchill–Cope reflex Edward Delos Churchill, Oliver Cope cardiology heart failure distension of pulmonary vascular bed causes tachypnoea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs NEJM 354:e21 5/18/06 Am J Med Sci 174 (1927): 579–599 blue discolouration of the gingival border supine patient lifts head from bed;↑ pain – abdominal wall ;↓ pain – intraperitoneal increase in volume of murmur on inspiration Casal collar (http://emedicine.com/derm/topic621,h tm) at Medscape widely variable collar of dermatitis characteristically in c3,c4 dermatomes Page 4 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Chvostek sign František Chvostek endocrinology hypocalcemia tapping over facial nerve elicits abnormal muscle contraction(s) Claybrook sign Edwin Claybrook emergency medicine, surgery blunt abdominal trauma heart and/or breath sounds heard through abdominal wall indicate rupture of viscus Clutton's joints Henry Hugh Clutton paediatrics congenital syphilis painless symmetrical hydrarthroses, particularly of the knees Codman's triangle Ernest Codman oncology, orthopaedic surgery, radiology osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma triangular subperiosteal growth Comby sign Jules Comby paediatrics rubeola whitish patches on gingiva and buccal mucosa Comolli's sign Antonio Comolli Orthopaedic surgery Scapular fracture Coombs test Robin Coombs hematology hemolytic anemia "Comolli's sign" (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic tionary.com/Comolli%27s+sign). The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 29 May 2013. triangular swelling corresponding to the outline of the scapula Albert Coons (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.ph p?book=biomems&page=acoons.html) at National Academies Press detection of antibodies by fluorescence microscopy using fluorescein-labelled antibodies The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. scratching alongside big toe extensor tendon elicits an extensor plantar response Coons fluorescent antibody method Albert Coons immunology Cornell's sign Ethel L. Cornell, American Neuropsychologist and Psychiatrist, Columbia University NY (1882-1972) neurology pyramidal tract lesions Corrigan pulse Dominic John Corrigan cardiology aortic insufficiency carotid pulsations with abrupt ascending and descending phases Councilman body William Thomas Councilman infectious disease yellow fever, viral haemorrhagic fevers eosinophilic globules in liver Courvoisier's law Ludwig Georg Courvoisier gastroenterology obstructive jaundice palpable gall bladder w/ painless jaundice unlikely to be cholelithiasis CrichtonBrowne sign Sir James Crichton-Browne neuropsychiatry 'general paresis' tremor at corners of mouth and of outer canthus Crowe sign Frank W. Crowe dermatology neurofibromatosis type I axillary freckling Cruveilhier– Baumgarten bruit Jean Cruveilhier, Paul Clemens von Baumgarten hepatology Cruveilhier– Baumgarten disease bruit around the umbilicus Cullen's sign Thomas S. Cullen surgery, obstetrics intra-abdominal haemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy ecchymosis around umbilicus predicts onset of acute pancreatitis Curschmann spirals Heinrich Curschmann pulmonology asthma spiral mucus plugs found in sputum Cushing's triad Harvey Cushing neurology raised intracranial pressure elevated systolic bp, bradycardia, irregular respiration bimanual palpation of foreign object lodged in pelvis with one digit in an incision lateral to the anus and the other digit inserted in the rectum Dagher Maneuver Nabil Dagher trauma surgery penetrating pelvic trauma Dahlén–Fuchs nodules Johan Dahlén, Ernst Fuchs ophthalmology sympathetic ophthalmia Dahl's sign K.V. Dahl pulmonology COPD Dalrymple sign John Dalrymple ophthalmology, endocrinology thyrotoxicosis synd/494 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/4 94.html) at Who Named It? widened palpebral opening Dance's sign Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance (paediatric)surgery ileo-cecal intussusception synd/3355 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/ 3355.html) at Who Named It? empty RLQ (retracted right iliac fossa) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs granulocytic infiltrate of the uvea pigmented calluses on anterior surface of thighs (from leaning on elbows) Page 5 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Darier's sign Ferdinand-Jean Darier allergy, dermatology urticaria pigmentosa Dawson's fingers James Walker Dawson neurology multiple sclerosis De Musset's sign Alfred de Musset cardiology aortic insufficiency Dennie–Morgan fold Charles Clayton Dennie DB Morgan dermatology atopic dermatitis Dennie's line (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictio nary.com/Dennie's+line) at TheFreeDictionary.com accentuated fold below the lower eyelid Destot's sign Etienne Destot orthopaedic surgery pelvic fracture [3] (http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/inspectio n_of_patients_w_pelvic_frx) ecchymosis superior to inguinal ligament, in scrotum or of thigh Dix–Hallpike test Margaret R. Dix, Charles Skinner Hallpike otolaryngology Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo synd/3615 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/ 3615.html) at Who Named It? Elicitation of extreme vertigo upon lateral movement of a patient's head when lying in a supine position Döhle bodies Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle pathology various including trauma and neoplasm basophilic inclusions in peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils reappearance of absent deep tendon reflexes after short period of maximal muscle contraction dermatographia [1] (http://www.ms-info.net/evo/msmanu/984.3F741 49980602) [2] (http://spinwarp.ucsd.edu/NeuroWeb /Text/br-845.htm) characteristic fingerlike appearance of lateral ventricle on mri, ct, or at autopsy head nodding in time with heartbeat Doi's sign Hitoka Doi neurology Eaton–Lambert syndrome Dunphy's sign Osborne Joby Dunphy surgery appendicitis Duroziez's sign Paul Louis Duroziez cardiology aortic insufficiency Elschnig spots Anton Elschnig ophthalmology hypertensive retinopathy Epstein's pearls Alois Epstein paediatrics normal newborn cystic papules on palate Ewart's sign William Ewart cardiology pericardial effusion percussive dullness, aegophony and bronchial breath sounds at L scapular tip Faget sign Jean-Charles Faget infectious disease yellow fever Typhoid Fever tularaemia brucellosis others Finkelstein's test Harry Finkelstein rheumatology DeQuervain's tenosynovitis Forchheimer spots Frederick Forchheimer paediatrics rubella small red spots on the soft palate [4] (http://www.aipge.com/article-704-nested-0-0.ht ml) increase in abdominal pain on coughing double bruit heard over femoral artery when it is compressed distally (see Traube's sign) Faget's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm /3753.html) at Who Named It? the unusual constellation of fever and bradycardia Fothergill's sign John Fothergill surgery rectus sheath hematoma anterior abdominal mass which does not cross the midline and is still palpable when abdominal wall muscles are tensed Fox's sign George Henry Fox gastroenterology haemorrhagic pancreatitis ecchymosis of inguinal ligament (blood tracks retroperitoneally) Frank's sign Sanders T. Frank cardiology ischaemic heart disease ear crease indicating risk of heart disease (disputed) Friedreich's sign Nikolaus Friedreich cardiology constrictive pericarditis, tricuspid insufficiency collapse of distended neck veins in diastole Froment's sign Jules Froment neurology ulnar nerve palsy patient required to hold paper between thumb and palm (against attempt to withdraw);ability to do so is assessed Gallavardin phenomenon Louis Gallavardin cardiology aortic stenosis dissociation of musical and noisy elements in ejection murmur Gamna–Favre Carlos Gamna, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs lymphogranuloma Gamna-Favre bodies (http://www.whonamedit.com basophilic cytoplasmic Page 6 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 bodies Maurice Favre histology venereum /synd.cfm/3203.html) at Who Named It? inclusion bodies Gandy–Gamna nodules Charles Gandy, Carlos Gamna histology splenomegaly due to portal hypertension and sickle cell disease Gandy-Gamna bodies (http://www.whonamedit.co m/synd.cfm/3205.html) at Who Named It? small yellow-brown foci in the spleen Garrod's pads Archibald Garrod dermatology repeated extreme tension of extensor tendon in interphalangeal joint Gerhardt's sign Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow thickening of skin and tissue over interphalangeal joint Gerhardt's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/112.html) at Who Named It? http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd? Biermer's+sign neurology A neurological scale which aims to give a reliable and objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment. controversial: see references The sum of Eye, Motor and Verbal responses. Goetz sign Robert H. Goetz Patent Ductus Arteriosus Seen during right ventriculography in the setting of a patent ductus arteriosus, the Goetz sign refers to the negative contrast effect seen in the pulmonary artery from non-contrast enhanced blood shunting left to right from the aorta Gonda's sign Viktor Gonda, Ukrainian Neuropsychiatrist, (1889-1959) neurology pyramidal tract lesions Goodell's sign William Goodell obstetrics pregnancy softening of the vaginal part of the cervix during the first trimester Goodsall's rule David Henry Goodsall gastroenterology, general surgery anal fistula anatomical relationships, differentiation of fistula types Gordon's sign Alfred Gordon neurology pyramidal tract lesions The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. squeezing the calf muscle elicits an extensor plantar response Gottron's papules Heinrich Adolf Gottron rheumatology dermatomyositis Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th Ed), Robbins & Cotran Scaling, erythematous eruption or dusky red patches over the knuckles, elbows and knees Gowers' sign[3] William Richard Gowers neurology muscular dystrophy The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. flexing then suddenly releasing the 4th toe elicits an extensor plantar response Graham Steell murmur Graham Steell cardiology mitral stenosis pulmonary regurgitation murmur in patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to mitral stenosis Grey Turner's sign George Grey Turner surgery retroperitoneal hemorrhage flank ecchymosis Griffith's sign Alexander Hill Griffith, Scottish Ophthalmologist, Manchester (1858-1937) endocrinology Graves' ophthalmopathy Grisel's syndrome Pierre Grisel rheumatology Gunn's sign Robert Marcus Gunn ophthalmology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs (needed) lid lag of the lower eyelid on upward eye movement non-traumatic subluxation of the atlanto-axial joint caused by inflammation of the adjacent tissues hypertension Gunn's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm /3234.html) at Who Named It? AV "nicking" or "nipping" in hypertensive Page 7 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 retinopathy Hamman's sign Louis Hamman thoracic surgery oesophageal perforation w/ pneumomediastinum Hampton's hump Aubrey Otis Hampton pulmonology, radiology pulmonary embolus with infarct Hampton's hump (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/3136.html) at Who Named It? wedge shaped consolidation at periphery with base on the pleura Hampton's line Aubrey Otis Hampton radiology, gastroenterology peptic ulcer Hampton's line (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/3137.html) at Who Named It? line on barium meal indicating mucosal oedema associated with ulcer Hannington-Kiff sign John G. Hannington-Kiff general surgery obturator hernia Harrison's groove Edward Harrison internal medicine rickets Harrison's sulcus (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/2437.html) at Who Named It? rib deformity at the lower thorax Hatchcock's sign ? paediatrics, infectious disease mumps (needed) tenderness behind angle of jaw (typically before swelling is evident) Heberden's node William Heberden rheumatology osteoarthritis same as bouchard's nodes, but over dip joints Hegar's sign Ernst Ludwig Alfred Hegar obstetrics normal pregnancy softening of cervical isthmus appearing between 4th and 6th weeks (usually) Hess test Alfred Fabian Hess internal medicine capillary fragility crepitus in sync w/ heartbeat but not respiration absent thigh adductor reflex with positive patellar reflex Rumpel-Konchalevskii-Leede phenomenon or sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2622.html) at Who Named It? appearance of petechiae after compression of arm by bandage or blood pressure cuff Relief of pain at tumor site upon vascular occlusion of limb, with acute return of pain on reperfusion Hildreth's sign DH Hildreth dermatology glomus tumor Hippocratic face Hippocrates palliative care impending death Hippocratic fingers Hippocrates pulmonary medicine chronic hypoxia clubbing of distal phalanges Hirschberg test Julius Hirschberg ophthalmology strabismus corneal reflection centred (-) or not centred (+) on pupil Hoffmann's sign Johann Hoffmann neurology corticospinal tract lesions tapping distal phalanx of 3rd or 4th finger elicits flexion of same in thumb Hollenhorst plaque Robert Hollenhorst ophthalmology hypertension, coronary artery disease, and/or diabetes cholesterol embolus(i) of retinal artery(ies) Homans' sign John Homans thrombosis deep venous thrombosis knee bent, ankle abruptly dorsiflexed, popliteal pain Hoover's sign (leg paresis) Charles Franklin Hoover neurology, psychiatry lower extremity paresis differentiates organic from non-organic etiology Hoover's sign (pulmonary) Charles Franklin Hoover pulmonology COPD inward movement of lower ribs during inspiration Howship– Romberg sign John Howship, Moritz Heinrich Romberg surgery obturator hernia Howship's syndrome (http://www.whonamedit.com/ synd.cfm/1579.html) at Who Named It? pain from an obturator hernia radiating to knee Hutchinson's freckle Sir Jonathan Hutchinson dermatology melanoma Hutchinson's freckle (http://www.whonamedit.com/ synd.cfm/1439.html) at Who Named It? precancerous facial pigmentation Hutchinson's pupil Sir Jonathan Hutchinson neurology oculomotor nerve lesion Hutchinson's pupil (http://www.whonamedit.com/sy nd.cfm/841.html) at Who Named It? dilated pupil on the side of an intracranial lesion due to IIIrd nerve compression Hutchinson's sign Sir Jonathan Hutchinson ophthalmology herpes zoster Hutchinson's sign 2 (http://www.whonamedit.com/s ynd.cfm/4126.html) at Who Named It? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs lesion on tip of the nose which can presage Page 8 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 ocular herpes zoster Hutchinson's teeth[4] Sir Jonathan Hutchinson pediatrics congenital syphilis small, widely spaced incisors with notched biting surfaces Hutchinson's triad Sir Jonathan Hutchinson pediatrics congenital syphilis interstitial keratitis, nerve deafness, Hutchinson's teeth Janeway lesion Theodore Caldwell Janeway cardiology infective endocarditis palmar or plantar erythematous or haemorrhagic papules Jendrassik maneuver Ernő Jendrassik neurology hyporeflexia compares patellar reflex w/ and w/o distraction Jobe's relocation test Christopher Jobe orthopedics Joffroy's sign Alexis Joffroy endocrinology exophthalmos in Graves disease Jolly's test Friedrich Jolly neurology myasthenia gravis or Eaton–Lambert syndrome electromyography test using repeated stimuli to show fatiguability in myasthenia Jones criteria T. Duckett Jones rheumatology rheumatic fever criteria used to diagnose rheumatic fever (1) finger held in slight flexion, (2) fusiform swelling, (3) tenderness along the flexor tendon sheath, and (4) pain with passive extension of the digit. Joffroy's sign I (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.c fm/1544.html) at Who Named It? lack of forehead wrinkling when patient looks up with head bowed Kanavel's sign Allen B. Kanavel orthopedics, rheumatology tenosynovitis of flexor digitorum tendon Kayser– Fleischer ring Bernhard Kayser, Bruno Fleischer neurology, gastroenterology Wilson's disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) ring of brownish copper deposit at corneo-scleral junction Kehr's sign Hans Kehr trauma surgery ruptured spleen referred pain to L shoulder Kelly's sign Howard Atwood Kelly surgery, urology Kerley lines Peter Kerley radiology pulmonary edema Kernig's sign Woldemar Kernig neurology meningism, meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage Kocher's sign Emil Theodor Kocher ophthalmology, endocrinology Hyperthyroidism, Basedow's disease, Koebner's phenomenon Heinrich Koebner dermatology various conditions Koeppe's nodules Leonhard Koeppe ophthalmology uveitis Koplik's spots Henry Koplik pediatrics measles http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/TOPIC97.HTM visible response of ureter when touched (means of identifying same) synd/2200 (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/ 2200.html) at Who Named It? hip and knee fully flexed, extension of knee elicits pain and/or opisthotonus In fixation on a fast upwards movement there occurs a convulsive retraction of the eyelid granulomatous nodules at pupillary margin Korotkoff sounds Nikolai Korotkov cardiology auscultatory sphygmomanometry Korotkov described 5 sounds. Only the first (the onset of audible sound, and corresponding to systolic pressure) and the fifth (sound becomes inaudible, corresponding to diastolic pressure) are of practical clinical significance (however, see:Auscultatory gap) Kussmaul breathing[5] Adolph Kussmaul endocrinology metabolic acidosis laboured deep breathing with normal or reduced frequency Kussmaul's sign Adolph Kussmaul cardiology various, including right side failure increased jugular distension on inspiration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Page 9 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Kveim test Morten Ansgar Kveim pulmonary medicine sarcoidosis intradermal injection of lymphatic extract from known sufferer; obsolete Lachman maneuver John Lachman orthopedic surgery anterior cruciate ligament injury modified anterior drawer test with knee in less flexion Ladin's sign Louis Julius Ladin, LithuanianAmerican Gynecologist, (1862-1951) obstetrics normal pregnancy Lancisi's sign Giovanni Maria Lancisi cardiology tricuspid regurgitation giant v-wave in seen in jugular vein Landau– Kleffner syndrome William Landau, Frank Kleffner neurology, psychiatry aphasia aphasia and an abnormal EEG Larrey's sign Dominique Larrey rheumatology sacroiliitis pain in sacroiliac area on sitting down on hard chair Lasègue's sign Charles Lasègue neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery lumbar disc lesions, sciatica better known as straight leg raise test Leopold's maneuver Christian Gerhard Leopold obstetrics Leser–Trélat sign Edmund Leser, Ulysse Trélat oncology malignant neoplasm Levine's sign Samuel A. Levine cardiology myocardial infarction patient clenches fist over chest when asked to describe pain lesions of cervical cord dorsal columns or caudal medulla, MS, chemotherapy, Behçet's disease electrical sensation down the back and into limbs with neck flexion or extension (needed) softening of uterus; similar to Hegar's sign Leopold's maneuver (http://www.whonamedit.com/ synd.cfm/3225.html) at Who Named It? determination of fetal lie Leser-Trélat sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/3211.html) at Who Named It? sudden onset of multiple pruritic seborrheic keratoses Lhermitte's sign Jean Lhermitte neurology Liebermeister's rule Carl von Liebermeister internal medicine Lisch nodule Karl Lisch ophthalmology type I neurofibromatosis Lisker's sign ? internal medicine deep venous thrombosis (needed) tenderness on percussion of anteromedial tibia Litten's sign Moritz Litten cardiology infective endocarditis eMedicine (http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic6 71.htm) cotton-wool exudate in the retina Lombard effect Étienne Lombard psychiatry malingering due to simulated deafness Louvel's sign ? internal medicine deep venous thrombosis (needed) increased pain along vein with Valsalva; proximal pressure prevents this Lowenberg's sign Robert I. Lowenberg vascular medicine deep vein thrombosis (needed) immediate pain on inflating blood pressure cuff around calf MacDonald triad John M. MacDonald psychiatry sociopathic personality disorder eneuresis, firesetting and animal torture predictive of future criminal behaviour Macewen's sign Sir William Macewen neurology, neurosurgery hydrocephalus, brain abscess resonance on percussion of frontotemporo-parietal suture Magnan's sign Valentin Magnan addiction medicine cocaine dependence Mantoux test Charles Mantoux infectious disease tuberculosis Marcus Gunn pupil Robert Marcus Gunn ophthalmology, neurology severe retinal disease, lesion of optic nerve anterior to chiasm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Liebermeister's rule (http://www.whonamedit.com/s ynd.cfm/3759.html) at Who Named It? For each fever degree Celsius an increase of 8 beats per minute in cardiac frequency yellow brown hamartomata on iris automatic rise in the loudness of a person's voice when they speak in noise Magnan's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.c fm/762.html) at Who Named It? feeling of moving foreign body under the skin intradermal protein derivative – diameter of wheal evaluated Gunn's pupillary phenomenon (http://www.whonam edit.com/synd.cfm/3233.html) at Who Named It? Relative pupil dilatation when light swings to the affected side Page 10 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Markle's sign George Bushar Markle IV surgery appendicitis (needed) RLQ pain on dropping from standing on toes to heels Massouh's sign Farouk Massouh surgery appendicitis (needed) grimace of the patient upon a right sided (and not left) sweep. Mayne's sign ? cardiology aortic insufficiency (needed) diastolic blood pressure drop of >15mmHg on raising arm McBurney's point Charles McBurney surgery appendicitis 2/3 of the way lateral on a line from umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine (corresponds to junction of vermiform appendix and cecum) echocardiography finding of akinesia of the mid-free wall of the right ventricle but normal motion of the apex McConnell's sign M.V. McConnell cardiology pulmonary embolism McMurray test Thomas Porter McMurray orthopaedics meniscal tear Means–Lerman scratch J. Lerman, J.H. Means endocrinology hyperthyroidism systolic heart murmur similar to pericardial rub Mees' lines R.A. Mees toxicology arsenic or heavy metal poisoning transverse white lines across the nails Mellinghoff's sign Karl Hermann Mellinghoff, German Endocrinologist, (1908-1967) hyperbaric medicine cutaneous decompression sickness coughing or Valsalve accentuates the venous markings of an erysipeloid rash Mentzer index William C. Mentzer Jr. hematology microcytic anemia differentiates iron deficiency anaemia from beta thalassaemia Improvement in cognitive function after withdrawal of CSF during lumbar puncture used to confirm diagnosis McMurray's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd .cfm/3559.html) at Who Named It? knee extended, valgus stress applied, leg rotated produces palpable or audible click Miller Fisher test C. Miller Fisher neurology normal pressure hydrocephalus Moniz sign António Egas Moniz neurology pyramidal tract lesions The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. forceful plantar flexion of the ankle elicits an extensor plantar response Möbius sign Paul Julius Möbius endocrinology thyrotoxicosis Möbius sign (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictio nary.com/M%C3%B6bius%27+sign) at TheFreeDictionary.com inability to maintain convergence of eyes Muehrcke's lines Robert C. Muehrcke nephrology, oncology hypoalbuminaemia, chemotherapy paired transverse white lines on nail bed Mulder's sign Jacob D. Mulder neurology, podiatry Morton's neuroma transverse compression of the forefoot elicits pain in the distribution of the affected nerve Müller's maneuver Johannes Peter Müller pulmonology collapsed section of airway patient attempts to breathe in with nose and mouth closed (opposite of Valsalva maneuver) Müller's sign Friedrich von Müller cardiology aortic insufficiency Müller's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/2553.html) at Who Named It? visible pulsation or bobbing of uvula Murphy's punch sign John B. Murphy urology perinephric abscess Murphy's punch (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd .cfm/2209.html) at Who Named It? punch tenderness at the costovertebral angle Murphy's sign John B. Murphy surgery cholecystitis Murphy's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/2210.html) at Who Named It? hesitation on inspiration while gall bladder is palpated Myerson's sign Abraham Myerson neurology Parkinson's disease inability to resist blinking when glabella is percussed Naegele's rule Franz Karl Naegele gynecology gestation method of estimating due date administration of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Page 11 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Nardi test George Nardi gastroenterology dysfunction of sphincter of Oddi morphine and neostigmine reproduces sharp LUQ pain; not in general use Nikolsky's sign Pyotr Nikolsky dermatology various, including pemphigus vulgaris shearing of epidermis under pressure O'Brien's test ? O'Donoghue's triad D. O'Donoghue orthopaedics, sports medicine knee injury coincidence of anterior cruciate injury, medial collateral injury and meniscal tear Oliver's sign William Silver Oliver cardiology aortic arch aneurysm caudal movement of trachea with systole Oppenheim's sign Hermann Oppenheim neurology pyramidal tract lesions Oppenheim's reflex (http://www.whonamedit.com/s ynd.cfm/1573.html) at Who Named It? irritation downward of the medial tibia causes dorsiflexion of big toe Ortolani test Marino Ortolani pediatrics & orthopedics congenital hip dislocation Ortolani's sign and test (http://www.whonamedit.co m/synd.cfm/3371.html) at Who Named It? palpable clunk on moving hip Osborn wave John Jay Osborn cardiology, emergency medicine hypothermia positive deflection at QRS-ST junction Osler's node Sir William Osler internal medicine various, including SBE and SLE painful red lesions on the pads of the fingers and plantar surfaces Osler's sign Sir William Osler internal medicine atherosclerosis falsely elevated bp reading due to incompressibility of calcified vessels Palla's sign Antonio Palla internal medicine pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism (http://www.merck.com/mmp e/print/sec05/ch050/ch050a.html) at Merck Manual online enlarged right descending pulmonary artery on chest x-ray Pastia's sign Constantin Chessec Pastia pediatrics scarlet fever Pastia's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/3301.html) at Who Named It? lines of confluent petechiae in skin creases (associated with Scarlatiniform rash and strep pyogenes) Patrick's test Hugh Talbot Patrick rheumatology sacroiliitis Patrick's test (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/1045.html) at Who Named It? external rotation of the hip causes pain Peabody's sign C.N. Peabody internal medicine deep vein thrombosis calf muscle spasm when raising the affected leg with the foot extended arms elevated over head elicits facial plethora, distended neck veins and inspiratory stridor 30–60 seconds of full forced flexion of wrist elicits symptoms https://mskmedicine.com/clinical_skills/obrienstest/ Assesses the integrity of the glenoid labrum and AC joint Pemberton's sign Hugh Pemberton thoracic surgery retrosternal mass with superior vena cava syndrome Phalen's maneuver George S. Phalen rheumatology, hand surgery carpal tunnel syndrome Piskaçek's sign Ludwig Piskaçek obstetrics normal pregnancy Piskaçek's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/2780.html) at Who Named It? palpable lateral bulge at tubal-uterine junction; present at 7–8 weeks Plummer's nail Henry Stanley Plummer endocrinology thyrotoxicosis Plummer's nail (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/1095.html) at Who Named It? onycholysis especially of ring and little fingers Pratt's sign Gerald H. Pratt internal medicine deep venous thrombosis pain elicited by compression of posterior calf Prehn's sign Douglas T. Prehn urology testicular torsion no pain relief with lifting the affected testicle suggests testicular torsion Queckenstedt's maneuver Hans Heinrich Georg Queckenstedt neurology spinal stenosis Queckenstedt's phenomenon (http://www.whonam edit.com/synd.cfm/3302.html) at Who Named It? bilateral jugular vein pressure during lumbar puncture causes sudden rise in CSF pressure Quincke's sign Heinrich Irenaeus Quincke cardiology aortic insufficiency Quincke's capillary pulse (http://www.whonamedit.c om/synd.cfm/478.html) at Who Named It? visible pulsation in ungual capillary bed Reynolds' pentad B.M. Reynolds gastroenterology ascending cholangitis Reynold's pentad (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/2895.html) at Who Named It? Charcot's triad + hypotension and altered mental state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Page 12 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Riesman's sign David Riesman endocrinology thyrotoxicosis bruit over globe of the eye Rigler's sign[6] Leo George Rigler radiology, abdominal surgery pneumoperitoneum Rigler's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/3666.html) at Who Named It? gas outlines both mucosal and serosal surfaces of bowel Rinne test Heinrich Adolf Rinne ENT, neurology, audiometry hearing impairment Rinne's test (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm /2447.html) at Who Named It? comparison of air conduction to bone conduction differentiates sensorineural from conductive deafness Romaña's sign Cecilio Romaña tropical medicine Chagas' disease Romaña's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/3325.html) at Who Named It? painless unilateral periorbital swelling Romberg test Moritz Heinrich Romberg neurology dorsal column lesions, cerebllar lesions, alcohol intoxication Romberg's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/926.html) at Who Named It? inability to maintain posture with eyes closed Rose's sign ? vascular medicine deep vein thrombosis (needed) Warm, stiff feeling of skin when affected leg is pinched Rosenbach's test Ottomar Rosenbach clinical chemistry bilirubinuria Rosenbach's test (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/40.html) at Who Named It? colour produced on addition of nitric acid Rosenstein's sign Paul Rosenstein general surgery appendicitis Advances in Pediatrics. JP Medical Ltd. p. 1432. ISBN 978-93-5025-777-7. tenderness in the right lower quadrant increases when the patient moves from the supine position to a recumbent posture on the left side Rossolimo's sign Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo neurology pyramidal tract lesions The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. percussion of the tips of the toes causes exaggerated flexion of the toes Roth's spots Moritz Roth ophthalmology, internal medicine various, including SBE and systemic vasculitides Roth's spot (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/ 2684.html) at Who Named It? retinal haemorrhages with pale centres seen at fundoscopy Rovsing's sign Niels Thorkild Rovsing general surgery appendicitis Rovsing's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.c fm/3126.html) at Who Named It? palpation of LLQ elicits pain in RLQ Rumpel–Leede sign Theodor Rumpel, Carl Stockbridge Leede haematology capillary fragility Rumpel-Leede test (http://www.whonamedit.com/s ynd.cfm/2623.html) at Who Named It? petechiae seen after compression by tourniquet Russell's sign Gerald Russell psychiatry bulimia nervosa scarring of the dorsum of one hand (contact with incisors when purging) deflection of retinal veins at right angle junctions due to elongation or shortening of connected arterioles squeezing the Achilles tendon elicits an extensor plantar response Salus's sign Robert Salus ophthalmology hypertension Hypertension (http://emedicine.medscape.com/arti cle/1201779-overview) at Medscape Schaeffer's sign Max Schaeffer neurology pyramidal tract lesions Schäffer's reflex (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd .cfm/2546.html) at Who Named It? Schamroth's window test Leo Schamroth pulmonology, cardiology chronic hypoxia Schiller's test Walter Schiller gynecology cervical cancer Schilling test Robert F. Schilling internal medicine pernicious anaemia, coeliac disease, other malabsorption disorders B12 radioassay; rare Schirmer's test Otto Schirmer ophthalmology keratoconjunctivitis sicca, as in Sjögren's syndrome quantifies lacrimal secretion Schober test Paul Schober physiatry, rheumatology, orthopaedics various disorders of lumbar vertebrae Schober's sign (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/4037.html) at Who Named It? quantifies lumbar flexion Sherren's triangle James Sherren surgery appendicitis Sherren's triangle (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/1993.html) at Who Named It? area of hyperaesthesia over the right lower abdomen cardiology congenital heart defect Shone's complex John D. Shone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs identifies clubbing of distal phalanges Schiller's test (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cf m/2425.html) at Who Named It? affected areas of cervix fail to stain brown with iodine solution supravalvular mitral ring, parachute deformity of mitral valve, subaortic Page 13 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 stenosis and coarctation of the aorta Siegrist streaks August Siegrist ophthalmology malignant hypertension hyperpigmented streaks parallel to choroidal vessels Simmonds' test Franklin Adin Simmonds orthopaedics Achilles tendon rupture squeezing of calf fails to produce plantar flexion Sims–Huhner test Harry M. Sims, Max Huhner reproductive medicine infertility Sister Mary Joseph nodule[7] Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey (born Julia Dempsey) oncology various abdominal malignancies Spurling's test Roy Glenwood Spurling neurology cervical radiculopathy Stellwag's sign Karl Stellwag von Carion endocrinology thyrotoxicosis Still's murmur Sir George Frederick Still paediatric cardiology subaortic stenosis, small Ventricular septal defect Still's mmurmur (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/1772.html) at Who Named It? systolic ejection sound ; vibratory/musical; best heard at left lower sternal border Stransky's sign ? neurology pyramidal tract lesions The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–18. sudden abduction and release of little toe causes extensor plantar response Stroop test John Ridley Stroop neuropsychology various, including ADHD and schizophrenia Strümpell's sign Adolph Strümpell neurology spastic pareses of the lower extremity Terry's nails R. Terry internal medicine various including hepatic failure Terry Thomas sign Terry-Thomas Orthopaedics Scapho-lunate dissociation Thomas test Hugh Owen Thomas Orthopaedics Fixed flexion deformity of hip Throckmorton's reflex Tom Bentley Throckmorton neurology pyramidal tract lesions Tinel's sign Jules Tinel neurology neuritis, compression disorders 'DTP' – distal tingling on percussion Todd's paresis Robert Bentley Todd neurology seizure disorders focal weakness for as much as 48 hours after seizure Traube's sign Ludwig Traube various splenomegaly dull percussion sound over Traube's space Trendelenburg's sign Friedrich Trendelenburg neurology inferior gluteal palsy, other causes of hip abductors weakness pelvic tilt contralateral to 'stance leg' Troisier's sign Charles Emile Troisier internal medicine, oncology Various abdominal malignancies, especially stomach cancer Trousseau's sign of malignancy Armand Trousseau internal medicine various malignancies, including pancreatic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Sims-Huhner test (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/2254.html) at Who Named It? determination of sperm count and motility in a sample taken from the cervical canal within an hour of intercourse palpable lymph node in the umbilicus Spurling's manoeuvre and sign (http://www.whona medit.com/synd.cfm/2835.html) at Who Named It? axial compression and rotation of cervical spine to the side of symptoms causes pain infrequent and/or incomplete blinking, accompanied by Dalrymple's sign reaction times for incongruent stimuli (e.g., word red printed in blue) Strümpell's sign I (http://www.whonamedit.com/syn d.cfm/1749.html) at Who Named It? failure of abrupt passive flexion of the hip and/or knee to elicit dorsiflexion and adduction of foot white 'ground glass' nails;absence of lunula Atlas of Signs in Musculoskeletal Radiology (http:// www.gentili.net/signs/23.htm) Gap between the scaphoid and lunate bones on AP wrist radiograph Supine patient flexes one hip whilst keeping other leg flat; back arches if flexion deformity is present The Babinski sign – a reappraisal (http://www.neur ologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2 000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aula st=Kumar) Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. Troisier's node or sign (http://www.whonamedit.co m/synd.cfm/1815.html) at Who Named It? pressure over dorsal big toe MTP joint elicits an extensor plantar response Enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node (=Virchow's node) spontaneous thrombosis of multiple veins, including portal circulation Page 14 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia 25/02/2023, 15:16 Trousseau's sign of latent tetany Armand Trousseau internal medicine, endocrinology hypocalcaemia Trendelenburg's phenomenon (http://www.whonam edit.com/synd.cfm/2940.html) at Who Named It? Uhthoff's phenomenon Wilhelm Uhthoff neurology multiple sclerosis Uhthoff's symptom (http://www.whonamedit.com/sy nd.cfm/3309.html) at Who Named It? in hypocalcaemia, occlusion of brachial artery induces carpal spasm ↑ in neurological symptoms with exercise or other increase in body temperature patient walks in place with eyes closed;direction of rotation indicates vestibular lesion on that side Unterberger test Siegfried Unterberger neurology, ENT vestibular lesions Virchow's node Rudolf Virchow internal medicine, oncology Various abdominal malignancies, especially stomach cancer Hypercoagulability, Hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence) and Endothelial injury/dysfunction Virchow's node (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd. cfm/1222.html) at Who Named It? Enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node (=Troisier's sign) Virchow's triad Rudolf Virchow hematology etiology of thrombosis Von BraunFernwald's sign Karl von BraunFernwald obstetrics pregnancy softening of the uterine fundus at the site of implantation at 4–5 weeks gestation Von Graefe sign Albrecht von Graefe endocrinology Graves' disease ' lid lag'; immobility of upper lid on downward gaze Wada test Juhn Atsushi Wada neurology epilepsy, anatomical lesions of cerebrum Waddell's signs G. Waddell primary care, psychiatry chronic pain identify non-organic sources of low back pain Waddell's triad J.P. Waddell paediatric trauma child pedestrian struck by motor vehicle Head trauma, thoracic and/or abdominal trauma, femoral fracture Watson's water hammer pulse Sir Thomas Watson, 1st Baronet cardiology aortic regurgitation Wellens' sign or warning Hein Wellens cardiology severe stenosis of LAD characteristic ekg changes Wada's test (http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm /3813.html) at Who Named It? J. Suvarna Watson's water hammer pulse (http://w ww.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-3 4539222_ITM) Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2008-04-01 short acting barbiturate injected in internal carotid; lateralizes language function bounding forceful pulse elicited with postural manoeuvres Wernicke encephalopathy Carl Wernicke neurology, psychiatry thiamine deficiency neurological symptoms caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine WernickeKorsakoff syndrome Carl Wernicke, Sergei Korsakoff neurology, psychiatry Wernicke encephalopathy, Korsakoff syndrome combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff syndrome Westermark sign Nils Westermark pulmonology pulmonary embolism Area of oligaemia on chest x-ray Whipple's triad Allen Whipple endocrinology hypoglycemia 1.symptoms associated with hypoglycaemia 2. measured low serum glucose 3. relief of symptoms with administration of glucose p.o. or iv Wickham's striae Louis Frédéric Wickham dermatology lichen planus white or greyish lines on the lichen planus lesions Widal test Georges-Fernand Widal microbiology enteric fever serum agglutination; obsolete(?) Winterbottom's sign Thomas Masterman Winterbottom tropical medicine trypanosomiasis posterior cervical chain adenopathy Wolff– Sir John Parkinson, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (http://www.whon Page 15 of 16 List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia Parkinson– White triad Paul Dudley White, Louis Wolff cardiology 25/02/2023, 15:16 supraventricular tachycardia Wright's maneuver ? Yeoman's test ? rheumatology sacroiliitis Yergason's test ? orthopedic surgery bicipital tendinitis amedit.com/synd.cfm/1019.html) at Who Named It? pre-excitation on ECG (needed) (needed) sacroiliac pain on rotation of ilium and extension of hip anterior shoulder pain with resisted supination of the forearm Numerous additional signs can be found for Graves disease under Graves' ophthalmopathy. See also Medical eponyms Pathognomonic List of medical triads and pentads References 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. if the palmar arch is not present, radial artery stick for blood gases is contraindicated Goldman, Lee. Goldman's Cecil Medicine (24th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. p. 2446. ISBN 1437727883. also called Gowers' manoeuvre also called Hutchinson's incisors or Kussmaul respiration also called the double wall sign also Sister Mary Joseph sign Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_eponymous_medical_signs&oldid=1135853103" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eponymous_medical_signs Page 16 of 16
