Lhermitte's sign. From observation to eponym
J. A. Gutrecht
Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01805.
The Lhermitte's sign was first described by Pierre Marie and Chatelin in
1917. Lhermitte reported on this symptom in 1920, and in 1924 he published
the seminal article on the subject. In 1928, it was introduced to the
American literature, and it was around that time that the symptom became
well known. The historic development of this observation into an eponym is
documented.
