Chvostek sign, frequently found in healthy subjects, is not a useful clinical sign

Neurology. 2013 Mar 12;80(11):1067. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31828728bc.

Abstract

A healthy, 26-year-old resident (video) presented with a bilateral Chvostek sign. This finding prompted us to search for the sign in young healthy subjects in our ward, mainly residents and medical students. We found this sign in 6 of 11 subjects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Male
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Young Adult