Kanchandani R, Howe J G
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982 Apr;45(4):308-12. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.4.308.
Lhermitte's sign was experienced by 33.3% of 114 patients with multiple sclerosis, and in 16% it occurred in the first episode. Eleven patients with subacute combined degeneration of the cord due to pernicious anaemia also were reviewed, and one reported Lhermitte's sign. Review of the literature suggests that the symptom rarely occurs in other conditions except subacute combined degeneration of the cord, neck trauma, radiation myelitis and prolapsed cervical disc.
114例多发性硬化患者中有33.3%出现莱尔米特征,其中16%在首次发作时出现该症状。对11例因恶性贫血导致脊髓亚急性联合变性的患者也进行了回顾,其中1例报告有莱尔米特征。文献回顾表明,除脊髓亚急性联合变性、颈部创伤、放射性脊髓炎和颈椎间盘突出外,该症状在其他疾病中很少出现。