Gordon's sign
Encyclopedia
Gordon's sign is a clinical sign
in which squeezing the calf muscle elicits an extensor plantar reflex
. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract
lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.
The sign is named after Alfred Gordon
.
Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
in which squeezing the calf muscle elicits an extensor plantar reflex
Plantar reflex
The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument. The reflex can take one of two forms. In normal adults the plantar reflex causes a downward response of the hallux...
. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract
Corticospinal tract
The corticospinal or pyramidal tract is a collection of axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain and the spinal cord....
lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.
The sign is named after Alfred Gordon
Alfred Gordon
Alfred Gordon was a French-born American neurologist remembered for describing Gordon's sign. He studied medicine at the University of Paris, qualifying in 1895. He worked in Paris, Bern and Munich, and emigrated to the United States in 1899. He lived in Philadelphia and was an instructor of...
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