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Veyssa-Edelman symptom

Veyssa-Edelman symptom (N. Weiss, Austrian doctor, 1851-1883; Edelman) – the involuntary straightening of a thumb of foot noted when calling a Kernig's sign; it is noted at defeat of pyramidal ways.

 
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