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Gowers' phenomenon
Also known as:
Gowers' ischias symptom
Associated persons:
Sir William Richard Gowers
Description:
Clinical sign in ischias. Passive dorsiflexion of the foot produces pain along the course of the sciatic nerve (n. Ischiadicus) when the former is compressed.
Bibliography:
- W. R. Gowers:
A manual of diseases of the nervous system.
Philadelphia, 1895; 2nd. edition.
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