See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Westphal's phenomenon(medicine)
Westphal's pseudosclerosis(medicine)
Westphal's sign(medicine)
Westphal, Karl(medicine)
Westphal-Erb sign(medicine)
Erb-Westphal sign(medicine)
Westphal's disease(medicine)
Westphal-Piltz phenomenon(medicine)
Westphal's pupillary reflex(medicine)

Westphal-Erb sign (medicine) and delirium (sh)


Westphal-Erb sign (medicine)


Westphal-Erb sign -->
Erb-Westphal sign
<clinical sign> Abolition of the patellar tendon reflex, in tabes and certain Other diseases of the spinal cord, and occasionally also in brain disease.

Synonym: Erb sign, Westphal's phenomenon, Westphal's sign, Westphal-Erb sign.


delirium (sh)




Condition of disorientation, confused thinking, and rapid alternation between mental states.

The patient is restless, cannot concentrate, and undergoes emotional changes (e.g., anxiety, apathy, euphoria), sometimes with hallucinations. Delirium usually results from a disorder affecting the brain such as central nervous system infection, head trauma, or mental disorder. In severe cases of withdrawal from alcohol, delirium tremens results not from the excessive alcohol consumption alone but from exhaustion, malnutrition (particularly lack of thiamine), and dehydration.