Tag Chvostek sign

Nathan Weiss

Nathan Weiss (1851 - 1883) was a Czech born, Austrian trained physician and neurologist.

eponymictionary-340-256 2

Chvostek sign

Chvostek sign is contraction of facial muscles provoked by lightly tapping over the facial nerve anterior to the ear as it crosses the zygomatic arch.

eponym LITFL 340

František Chvostek

Biographical Timeline Medical Eponyms Chvostek sign (1876) Key Medical Contributions Major Publications References Biography Eponymous terms

Franz Chvostek Jr

Biography Born 3 October 1864 Professor of Internal Medicine in Vienna Honorary member of the Viennese Medical Society Died 17 April 1944 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Attributions Controversies Major Publications References