L’Hermittes’ sign is characteristic feature of
Correct Answer: Multiple sclerosis
Description: (C) Multiple sclerosis # Lhermitte's Sign, sometimes called the Barber Chair phenomenon, is an electrical sensation that runs down the back and into the limbs, and is produced by bending the neck forward.> Sign suggests a lesion of the dorsal columns of the cervical cord or of the caudal medulla.> Multiple sclerosis: Although often considered a classic finding in multiple sclerosis, it can be caused by a number of conditions, including Behget's disease, trauma, radiation myelopathy, vitamin B12 deficiency (subacute combined degeneration), and compression of the spinal cord in the neck from any cause such as cervical spondylosis, disc herniation, tumor, and Arnold-Chiari malformation.
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