Erb-Westphal sign


Erb-West·phal sign

(erb vest'fahl sīn) Abolition of the patellar tendon reflex, in tabes and certain other diseases of the spinal cord, and occasionally also in brain disease.
Synonym(s): Westphal sign.

Erb,

Wilhelm Heinrich, German neurologist, 1840-1921. Duchenne-Erb paralysis - Synonym(s): Erb palsyDuchenne-Erb syndrome - Synonym(s): Erb palsyErb atrophy - a form of progressive muscular atrophy in which the disease begins in the muscle and not in the spinal centers. Synonym(s): progressive muscular dystrophyErb disease - progressive weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the tongue, lips, palate, pharynx, and larynx, most often caused by motor neuron disease. Synonym(s): progressive bulbar paralysisErb formula - the portion of the brachial plexus that can be stimulated through intact skin.Erb palsy - a type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle. Synonym(s): Duchenne-Erb paralysis; Duchenne-Erb syndrome; Erb-Duchenne paralysis; Erb paralysisErb paralysis - Synonym(s): Erb palsyErb sign - Synonym(s): Erb-Westphal signErb spinal paralysis - chronic myelitis of syphilitic origin.Erb-Charcot disease - a type of cerebral palsy. Synonym(s): spastic diplegia; spastic paraplegiaErb-Duchenne paralysis - Synonym(s): Erb palsyErb-Goldflam disease - Synonym(s): Goldflam diseaseErb-Westphal sign - abolition of the patellar tendon reflex in certain diseases of the spinal cord and occasionally in brain disease. Synonym(s): Erb sign; Westphal-Erb sign; Westphal phenomenon; Westphal signNievergelt-Erb syndrome - Synonym(s): Nievergelt syndromeWestphal-Erb sign - Synonym(s): Erb-Westphal sign

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