Abadie's symptom
- Abadie's symptom
Abadie's symptom may be elicited during clinical examination. Pinching of, or the application of firm pressure to, the
Achilles tendon does not result in pain intabes dorsalis . This is because the sense of deep pain has been abolished.It is named for
Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie , a Frenchneurologist .References
* B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). "Dictionary of Medical Eponyms". Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/54.html Who Named It?]
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