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De Musset sign

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Rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head in synchrony with the heart beat, a sign of aortic insufficiency --incompetence of the aortic valve with aortic regurgitation.

The causes include syphilitic aortitis, rheumatic fever, and aortic aneurysm.

Named after the French Romantic poet and playwright Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)

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