Zaphoon
Extremely helpful member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2008
- Messages
- 2,857
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 08/2011
- Country
- US
- State
- Missouri
- City
- Springfield
Okay, so you've heard of the Babinski sign, the Hoffman sign and the Romberg sign but you haven't heard of the physical Zaphoon sign.
I have noticed when I'm striking the keys of the piano with the fingers of my left hand, my adams apple bobbles with every strike. There is a slight delay from strike to throat bobble which leads me to believe this is a reflex action.
Now, all we need to do is associate this with a disease, disorder or syndrome. Shucks, why not just call it "Zaphoon's Syndrome" as indicated by a classic physical Zaphoon sign. At first, it presents much like PLS but is differentiated by this unique, new neurological wonder of a sign.
So, everyone can test themselves for Zaphoon's Syndrome by seeing if they present the classical "physical Zaphoon sign". Here is how you do it.
Walk over to your piano, strike a key using your index or middle finger with your left hand for several minutes. You must have a mirror in front of you so that you can observe any bobbles of your adam's apple. If your adams apple does not bobble after striking the key, do a happy dance!
Ladies, I already know what you are thinking. "We don't have an adams apple!. What can we do to test ourselves for Zaphoon's Syndrome?" Well, I'm working on it...
Zaphoon
I have noticed when I'm striking the keys of the piano with the fingers of my left hand, my adams apple bobbles with every strike. There is a slight delay from strike to throat bobble which leads me to believe this is a reflex action.
Now, all we need to do is associate this with a disease, disorder or syndrome. Shucks, why not just call it "Zaphoon's Syndrome" as indicated by a classic physical Zaphoon sign. At first, it presents much like PLS but is differentiated by this unique, new neurological wonder of a sign.
So, everyone can test themselves for Zaphoon's Syndrome by seeing if they present the classical "physical Zaphoon sign". Here is how you do it.
Walk over to your piano, strike a key using your index or middle finger with your left hand for several minutes. You must have a mirror in front of you so that you can observe any bobbles of your adam's apple. If your adams apple does not bobble after striking the key, do a happy dance!
Ladies, I already know what you are thinking. "We don't have an adams apple!. What can we do to test ourselves for Zaphoon's Syndrome?" Well, I'm working on it...
Zaphoon