Grasset's Signs
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Grasset's signs refer to several clinical indicators described in neurology, including sternocleidomastoid contracture in cerebral hemorrhage, the inability to simultaneously raise both lower limbs in organic hemiplegia, and blue edema associated with hysterical paralysis.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
GRASSET'S SIGNS (Grasset). 1. Contracture of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on the paralyzed side, observed in cerebral hemorrhages. 2. The inability in organic hemiplegias, while in a lying position, to raise both lower extremities simultaneously, whereas individually the healthy limb rises freely and the diseased one only slightly. 3. Blue edema (oedeme bleu) -- painful swellings of chilled skin, acquiring a color ranging from bluish to black. Observed in paralysis and contractures of the extremities in hysterics.
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“Grasset's Signs.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/grassets-signs/