Romberg sign


Rom·berg sign

(rom'bĕrg), when a patient, standing with feet approximated, becomes unsteady or much more unsteady with eyes closed. Open, it is a sign of proprioception loss. Synonym(s): Romberg test, rombergism, station test

Romberg sign

Romberg test Neurology A clinical test used to evaluate dysequilibrium; excess swaying implies a severe defect in postural sensation in the lower extremities, which is classically associated with tabes dorsalis; the RS differentiates central–cerebellar from peripheral ataxia, as in the former, there is no ↑ in the ataxic movements with the eyes closed

Rom·berg sign

(rom'berg sīn) With feet approximated, the patient stands with eyes open and then closed; if closing the eyes increases the unsteadiness, a loss of proprioceptive control is indicated, and the sign is present.
Synonym(s): rombergism.

Romberg,

Mortiz Heinrich von, German physician, 1795-1873. facial hemiatrophy of Romberg - Synonym(s): Romberg syndromeRomberg disease - facial hemiatrophy.Romberg sign - a sign of sensory ataxia if a patient standing with heels touching cannot maintain balance on closing eyes. Synonym(s): rombergism; Romberg symptom (1); Romberg test; station testRomberg symptom - Synonym(s): (1) Romberg sign; (2) Romberg-Howship symptom.Romberg syndrome - atrophy, usually progressive, affecting the tissues of one side of the face. Synonym(s): facial hemiatrophy of Romberg; Romberg trophoneurosisRomberg test - Synonym(s): Romberg signRomberg trophoneurosis - Synonym(s): Romberg syndromeRomberg-Howship symptom - in cases of incarcerated obturator hernia, lancinating pains along the inner side of the thigh to the knee, or down the leg to the foot; caused by compression of the obturator nerve. Synonym(s): Romberg symptom (2)rombergism - Synonym(s): Romberg sign

Rom·berg sign

(rom'berg sīn) With feet approximated, the patient stands with eyes open and then closed; if closing the eyes increases the unsteadiness, a loss of proprioceptive control is indicated, and the sign is present.