Dalrymple sign
Dalrymple sign: Widened palpebral tissue (lid retraction) or lid spasm seen in thyrotoxicosis (Graves disease) by John Dalrymple (1852)
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Graefe sign
von Graefe sign (lid lag sign): Failure of the upper lid to follow a downward movement of the eyeball when the patient changes his or her vision from looking up to looking down. Typically associated with hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos
Stellwag Sign
Stellwag Sign: decreased, incomplete or infrequent blinking in patients with exophthalmic goitre (Graves-Basedow disease). Stellwag sign may also seen in progressive supranuclear palsy, and in dysthyroid eye disease
Pendred syndrome
Pendred syndrome: autosomal recessive genetic disorder (chromosome 7q31), characterized by congenital sensorineural deafness and goitre.
Ashman Phenomenon
Ashman phenomenon (1947) aberrant ventricular conduction, usually of RBBB morphology, which follows a short RR interval and preceeded by a relatively prolonged RR interval.
Jefferson Fracture
Burst fracture of the atlas (C1). Often occurs as a result of an axial load to the spine from a direct blow to the vertex of the head
Ramstedt Operation
The history of pyloric stenosis and the Ramstedt Operation (1912) for pyloromyotomy - surgical correction of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, involving longitudinal splitting of the hypertrophic pylorus and leaving the defect open.
Hirschsprung disease
Hirschsprung disease is a developmental disorder characterized by the absence of ganglia (aganglionosis) in the distal colon, resulting in functional obstruction
Arnold–Chiari malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation (Type II Chiari malformation) associated with myelomeningocele. Julius Arnold (1835-1915) and Hans Chiari (1851-1916)
Budd–Chiari syndrome
Budd–Chiari syndrome. Hepatic venous outflow obstruction causing portal hypertension. George Budd (1808 - 1882) and Hans Chiari (1851 - 1916)
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
Kienböck Disease
Kienböck Disease: Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) of the lunate leading to abnormal carpal motion. Descriebd 1910 by Robert Kienböck (1871-1953)