Goldstein's Toe Sign

Goldstein's Toe Sign

"Goldstein's Toe Sign" is a feature identified by Dr. Hyman Isaac Goldstein (1887-1954), an American physician and medical historian. A greater distance separates the largest two toes of some people exhibiting Down's Syndrome or cretinism." [ [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/3805.html|"Who Named It Website] ]

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