Question 71 · LEK · Delirium
The sign that is characteristic of delirium tremens and is positive when a slight pressure on the patient’s eyeballs triggers visual hallucinations is called:
- A. Bell’s phenomenon.
- B. Reichardt’s sign.
- C. Aschaffenburg’s sign.
- D. Liepmann’s sign.
- E. Cullen’s sign.
Hint
Several eponymous suggestibility signs exist in alcohol delirium; this one specifically uses gentle pressure on the eyes.
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