Functional weakness and sensory disturbance
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Functional weakness and sensory disturbance.
In the diagnosis of functional weakness and sensory disturbance, positive physical signs are as important as absence of signs of disease. Motor signs, particularly Hoover's sign, are more reliable than sensory signs, but none should be used in isolation and must be interpreted in the overall context of the presentation. It should be borne in mind that a patient may have both a functional and an...
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In the diagnosis of functional weakness and sensory disturbance, positive physical signs are as important as absence of signs of disease. Motor signs, particularly Hoover’s sign, are more reliable than sensory signs, but none should be used in isolation and must be interpreted in the overall context of the presentation. It should be borne in mind that a patient may have both a functional and an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.3.241