Stewart-Holmes sign

Stew·art-Holmes sign

(stūw'ărt hōlmz), in cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released. Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon (1)

Stew·art-Holmes sign

(stū'ărt hōlmz sīn) In cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released.
Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon (1) .

Holmes,

Sir Gordon M., English neurologist, 1876-1965. Holmes-Adie pupil - Synonym(s): Adie syndromeHolmes-Adie syndrome - Synonym(s): Adie syndromeStewart-Holmes sign - see under Stewart, Thomas Grainger

Stewart,

Thomas Grainger, English neurologist, 1877-1957. Stewart-Holmes sign - in cerebellar disease, the inability to check a movement when passive resistance is suddenly released. Synonym(s): rebound phenomenon