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Woltman's sign (also called Woltman's sign of hypothyroidism or, in older references, myxedema reflex[1] Achilles tendon of the patient.
Woltman's sign is named for Henry Woltman , an American neurologist .[2]
Associated conditions [ edit ]
The delayed ankle jerks are associated with:[3] [4]
hypothyroidism;
Huntington's disease;
several neurological symptoms;
anorexia nervosa ;
extreme old age;
beta-blockers or other drugs; and/or
hypothermia.
History [ edit ]
In 1924,[5] [6] [7]
References [ edit ]
^ Dennis, Mark; Bowen, William Talbot; Cho, Lucy (2012). "Hyporeflexia/delayed ankle jerks" . Mechanisms of Clinical Signs . Elsevier. p. 537. ISBN 9780729540759
^ Marinella MA (2004). Kamath B (ed.). "Review of Clinical Signs: Woltman's Sign of Hypothyroidism" (PDF) . Hospital Physician . 40 1 ): 31–32.
^ Chaney WC (1924). "Tendon reflexes in myxedema: a valuable aid in diagnosis". Journal of the American Medical Association . 82 25 ): 2013–2016. doi :10.1001/jama.1924.02650510013005 .
^ "William Calvert Chaney, ancestry.com" .
^ Burkholder D; Klaas J; Kumar N; Boes C (2013). "The Origin of Woltman's Sign of Myxedema (P05. 256)" . Neurology . 80
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