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Beevor's sign



Beevor's sign is the movement of the belly button towards the head on flexing the neck. It is caused by weakness of the lower abdominal muscles.

Pathophysiology

Beevor’s sign is characteristic of spinal cord injury at the T10 level. It has also been described in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

History

Named after Charles Edward Beevor, English neurologist (1854–1908).

References

  • Awerbuch GI, Nigro MA, Wishnow R (1990). "Beevor's sign and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy". Arch Neurol 47 (11): 1208-9. PMID 2146943
  • Pearce JM (2005). "Beevor's sign". Eur Neurol 53 (4): 208-9. PMID 16015010
  • Tashiro K (2001). "Charles Edward Beevor (1854-1908)". J Neurol 248 (7): 635-6. PMID 11518013
 
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