Medicine:Kocher's sign

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Kocher's sign is a medical sign that denotes an eyelid phenomenon in hyperthyroidism and Basedow's disease.[1] In fixation on a fast upwards movement there occurs a convulsive retraction of the eyelid.[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in en) Pennsylvania Medical Journal (1897-1923).. 1918. p. 484. https://books.google.com/books?id=R9IyAQAAMAAJ&q=Kocher%27s+sign+basedow. Retrieved 17 January 2018. 
  2. ↑ "Whonamedit - dictionary of medical eponyms". http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2249.html. 




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