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Hoffmann Sign

Hoffmann Sign is a clinical reflex examination maneuver, categorized as a deep tendon reflex test, that detects upper motor neuron lesions by eliciting involuntary flexion of the distal phalanx of the thumb in response to brisk flicking of the distal phalanx of the middle finger.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Hoffmann's Sign

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Publications

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SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME SIGNS1

Kurt A. Kuhlman, William J. Hennessey · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · 1997 · 163 citations

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A sigmoid function is the best fit for the ascending limb of the Hoffmann reflex recruitment curve

Marc Klimstra, E. Paul Zehr · Experimental Brain Research · 2007 · 128 citations

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STUDIES ON THE AETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF MOTOR NEURON DISEASES

Albert C. Ludolph, Jacques Hugon, M. P. DWIVED et al. · Brain · 1987 · 121 citations

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HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS

Ambrose Earl Edgerton · Archives of ophthalmology · 1945 · 102 citations · Full text

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The usefulness of the Phalen test and the Hoffmann-Tinel sign in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Jerzy Brüske, Marek Bednarski, H Grzelec et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 96 citations

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Authors

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  1. GD
    Goode Dj

    Wake Forest University, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. AN
    Aria Nouri

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 148 citations

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  3. PS
    Peter S. Spencer

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    2 publications · 192 citations

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  4. ÜT
    Üner Tan

    Atatürk University, Türkiye

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  5. EP
    E. Paul Zehr

    University of Victoria, Canada

    2 publications · 185 citations

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Institutions

65

  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    740 citations

  2. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  3. Atatürk University

    Erzurum, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  4. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    159 citations

  5. University of Victoria

    Victoria, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    313 citations

  6. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  7. International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    185 citations

  8. Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 10 publications · 374 citations

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  2. Spine

    3 publications · 100 citations

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  3. Annals of Neurology

    2 publications · 113 citations

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  4. Experimental Neurology

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  5. Experimental Brain Research

    2 publications · 185 citations

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