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calf muscle spasm when raising the affected leg with the foot extended Pemberton's sign: Hugh Pemberton: thoracic surgery: retrosternal mass with superior vena cava syndrome: arms elevated over head elicits facial plethora, distended neck veins and inspiratory stridor Phalen's maneuver: George S. Phalen: rheumatology, hand surgery: carpal ...
Mark Goffeney (May 22, 1969 – March 2, 2021) was an American musician from San Diego, California, [1] [2] known as "Big Toe" because, being born without arms, he played guitar with his feet. He was bassist and vocalist for the 'Big Toe' band and played the principal role on Fox Television 's Emmy -nominated commercial 'Feet'.
Macrocephaly is a condition in which circumference of the human head is abnormally large. [1] It may be pathological or harmless, and can be a familial genetic characteristic. . People diagnosed with macrocephaly will receive further medical tests to determine whether the syndrome is accompanied by particular disorde
Alison Lapper (1965 - ) was born in England with phocomelia. She is arm deficient and has shortened bones and legs. Lapper graduated from Brighton University in 1994, established herself as a visual artist, and in 2000 gave birth to a son, Parys. [19] Lapper produces cards and calendars for The Mouth and Foot Painters' Association.
Noonan syndrome is the second most common syndromic cause of congenital heart disease. 50-70% of individuals with NS are born with some form of congenital heart defect, with pulmonary valvular stenosis being the most common (50–60%). [9]
Abigail and Brittany Hensel, born in 1990, were given two distinct names at birth. They identify as two people, and are recognised as two people legally and socially. [ 21 ] On the other hand, Syafitri , born 2006 in Indonesia , were given one name by their parents because they only had one heart. [ 22 ]
“People oftentimes have this assumption that when paleontologists find a new dinosaur in the field, we give it a name the next day,” said Avrahami. In reality, he said, the process can take ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .