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Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... In normal people ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
accompanied by a clonus ... middle finger. 2) Ask ... #Positive #Abnormal ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #PhysicalExam
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
An abnormal response ... (supinator) reflex ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
for presence of clonus ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose