Beevor's sign in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy

Introduction: Charles E. Beevor first documented the finding of an upward deflection of the umbilicus on flexion of the neck in spinal cord injury at or below the level of T9. Beevor's sign has also been observed in patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy. In two series, 27 of 30 patients1 and 19 of 20 patients2 with FSHD had positive Beevor's sign but 2 in 28 non-FSHD myopathy patients2 and none in 40 controls with other neuromuscular diseases1. Methods: We investigated 21 patients with FSHD: 9 patients with known gene rearrangement at 4q35, 12 new patients with unclassified myopathy at time of investigatio…