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Beevor's Sign and Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy
Gavin I. Awerbuch, MD;
Michael A. Nigro, DO;
Robin Wishnow
Arch Neurol. 1990;47(11):1208-1209.
Abstract
• We have frequently observed that Beevor's sign was present in patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) but absent in patients with other neuromuscular disorders. To determine the significance of this observation we prospectively evaluated 30 patients with FSHD and 40 patients with other neuromuscular disorders. Beevor's sign was present in 27 of 30 patients with FSHD but absent in all 40 control patients. We conclude that Beevor's sign is a common finding in patients with FSHD even before functional weakness of abdominal wall muscles is apparent. Testing for Beevor's sign is a simple screening test that may help in distinguishing FSHD from other forms of facioscapulohumeral syndrome.
Author Affiliations
From the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit (Drs Awerbuch and Nigro); and the Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, Farmington Hills, Mich (Ms Wishnow).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication February 6, 1990.
Presented in part at the Child Neurology Society meeting, San Antonio, Tex, October 12-14, 1989.
Reprint requests to the Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201 (Dr Nigro).
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