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==Overview== | |||
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 in [[tabes dorsalis]]. This is because the sense of deep pain has been abolished. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French [[neurologist]]. | |||
==Causes== | |||
===Common cause=== | |||
== | *[[Tabes dorsalis]] | ||
== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | |||
*[[Tabes dorsalis]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 29 May 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Overview
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 in tabes dorsalis. This is because the sense of deep pain has been abolished.
Historical Perspective
It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French neurologist.
Causes
Common cause
Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
Endocrine | No underlying causes |
Environmental | No underlying causes |
Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
Genetic | No underlying causes |
Hematologic | No underlying causes |
Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
Infectious Disease | Tabes dorsalis |
Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
Neurologic | No underlying causes |
Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
Oncologic | No underlying causes |
Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
Trauma | No underlying causes |
Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
- Who Named It?