What is Gowers' sign?
- AUsing the hands to "walk up" the legs to stand up from the floor
- BFanning of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked
- CA sudden startle with the arms flung outwards
- DFlexing the hips and knees when the neck is bent forward by the examiner
أظهر التلميحات
- It shows weakness of the hip and thigh muscles.
- شُطبت الآن إجابتان خاطئتان. إحدى الإجابتين المتبقيتين صحيحة.
أظهر الإجابة والشرح
لماذا هذه هي الإجابة
In Gowers' sign the child pushes on the thighs with the hands to rise from the floor because of proximal muscle weakness. It is a classic sign of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.