spinal sign

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• spinal sign — a sign of pleurisy consisting of tonic contraction of the spinal muscles on the diseased side …   Medical dictionary

• Spinal fusion — Intervention An anterior posterior X ray of a case of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis post fusion ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

• Spinal cord compression — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G95.2 ICD 9 336.9 …   Wikipedia

• Spinal disc herniation — Slipped disc redirects here. For other uses, see Slipped disc (disambiguation). Spinal disc herniation Classification and external resources A spinal disc herniation demonstrated via MRI. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Sign, Lhermitte — Sudden transient electric like shocks extending down the spine triggered by flexing the head forward. Due to a disorder such as compression of the cervical spine (the portion of the spinal cord within the neck). One patient who experienced… …   Medical dictionary

• Sign, Kernig — A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The test for Kernig sign is done by having the person lie supine (flat on the back), flex the thigh so that it is at a right angle… …   Medical dictionary

• Lhermitte sign — Sudden transient electric like shocks extending down the spine triggered by flexing the head forward. Due to a disorder such as compression of the cervical spine (the portion of the spinal cord within the neck). One patient who experienced… …   Medical dictionary

• Hoffmann's sign — In medicine, Hoffmann s sign, named after the German neurologist, Johann Hoffmann [WhoNamedIt|synd|3740] [P. Hoffmann. Über eine Methode, den Erfolg einer Nervennaht zu beurteilen. Medizinische Klinik, March 28, 1915b, 11 (13): 359 360.] (born… …   Wikipedia

• Lhermitte's sign — Lhermitte s Sign, sometimes called the Barber Chair phenomenon, is an electrical sensation that runs down the back and into the limbs, and is produced by bending the neck forward. Associated conditionsThe sign suggests a lesion of the dorsal… …   Wikipedia

• Kernig sign — A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The test for Kernig sign is done by having the person lie supine (flat on the back), flex the thigh so that it is at a right angle… …   Medical dictionary