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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. | |||
==Eponym== | ==Eponym== | ||
It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French [[neurologist]]. | It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French [[neurologist]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:46, 10 June 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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.
Eponym
It is named for Joseph Louis Irenée Jean Abadie, a French neurologist.
Differential Diagnosis of Abadie's sign of tabes dorsalis
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 |
References
- B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
- Who Named It?