Tobey-Ayer test

Tobey-Ayer test
(for sinus thrombosis) the jugular vein on the side of the suspected thrombosis is compressed. A rise in spinal fluid pressure should occur; its absence indicates presence of thrombosis. Called also Ayer-Tobey t.

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  • Tobey-Ayer test — To·bey Ayer test (toґbe aґər) [George L. Tobey, Jr., American otolaryngologist, 1881–1947; James Bourne Ayer, American neurologist, 1882–1963] see under test …   Medical dictionary

  • Ayer-Tobey test — Ayer To·bey test (aґyər toґbe) [James Bourne Ayer, American neurologist, 1882–1963; George L. Tobey, Jr., American otolaryngologist, 1881–1947] Tobey Ayer test …   Medical dictionary

  • Ayer-Tobey test — Tobey Ayer t …   Medical dictionary

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