Westphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis

pseudosclerosis

 [soo″do-sklĕ-ro´sis] a condition with the symptoms but without the lesions of multiple sclerosis.Westphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis hepatolenticular degeneration.

Westphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis

(vest'fal-strim'p'l) [K. Westphal; Adolf G. G. von Strümpell, Ger. physician, 1853–1925] Wilson's disease.

Strümpell,

Ernst Adolf von, German physician, 1853-1925. Fleischer-Strümpell ring - Synonym(s): Kayser-Fleischer ringMarie-Strümpell disease - Synonym(s): Strümpell-Marie diseaseStrümpell disease - arthritis and osteitis deformans involving the spinal column. Synonym(s): acute epidemic leukoencephalitis; spondylitis deformansStrümpell-Marie disease - arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis, that may progress to bony ankylosis. Synonym(s): ankylosing spondylitis; Marie-Strümpell diseaseStrümpell phenomenon - dorsal flexion of the great toe in a paralyzed limb when the limb is drawn up against the body, flexing knee and hip. Synonym(s): tibial phenomenonStrümpell reflex - stroking the abdomen or thigh causes flexion of the leg and adduction of the foot.Strümpell-Westphal disease - Synonym(s): Wilson diseaseWestphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis - Synonym(s): Wilson disease

Westphal,

Karl Freiderich Otto, German neuranatomist and psychiatrist, 1833-1890. Edinger-Westphal nucleus - see under EdingerErb-Westphal sign - see under ErbStrümpell-Westphal disease - Synonym(s): Wilson diseaseWestphal ataxia - Synonym(s): Westphal-Leyden syndromeWestphal disease - Synonym(s): Wilson diseaseWestphal phenomenon - Synonym(s): Erb-Westphal signWestphal pseudosclerosis - Synonym(s): Wilson diseaseWestphal pupillary reflex - Synonym(s): Piltz signWestphal sign - Synonym(s): Erb-Westphal signWestphal-Erb sign - Synonym(s): Erb-Westphal signWestphal-Leyden syndrome - absence of knee jerk reflex characteristic of neurosyphilitic disease. Synonym(s): Leyden ataxia; Westphal ataxiaWestphal-Piltz phenomenon - Synonym(s): Piltz signWestphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis - Synonym(s): Wilson disease