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
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- It shows weakness of the hip and thigh muscles.
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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.