Beevor’s Sign: A Review.

ABSTRACT

Beevor’s sign named after Charles Edward Beevor is one of the eponymous medical signs in the dictionary of neurologists. The present article reviews the history and the pathophysiology of Beevor’s sign. This sign is famous in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and in the spinal cord injuries of T10. There are very few researches done regarding Beevor’s sign and a little can be found in the history. On eliciting the sign, one can observe caudal movement of navel on cervical flexion. In normal individuals the position of umbilicus does not change but in patients of Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, spinal crod lesion T10 or myopathy, the umbilicus is seen to move towards the head. Very few studies have been done regarding other diseases where Beevor’s sign is seen but a lot of studies have been done on fasiculohumeral dystrophy and Beevor’s sign. Research is needed in other diseases showing positive Beevor’s sign and its management.