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
Hints tonen
- It shows weakness of the hip and thigh muscles.
- Twee foute antwoorden zijn nu doorgestreept. Een van de twee overgebleven antwoorden is goed.
Toon het antwoord en de uitleg
Waarom dit het antwoord is
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.