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. 1987 Dec;50(12):1691–1693. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.12.1691

McArdle's sign in multiple sclerosis.

J H O'Neill 1, K R Mills 1, N M Murray 1
PMCID: PMC1032617  PMID: 3437305

Abstract

A patient with multiple sclerosis is reported in whom neck flexion produced a reversible deterioration in gait and an increase in the degree of pyramidal weakness of the lower limbs. The name McArdle's sign is proposed.

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