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Wartenberg's sign is a neurological sign consisting of involuntary abduction of the fifth (little) finger, caused by unopposed action of the extensor digiti minimi. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This commonly results from weakness of some of the ulnar nerve innervated intrinsic hand muscles -in particular the palmar interosseous muscle to the little finger ...
Froment sign is the flexion of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb rather than adduction of the entire thumb. Note that the flexor pollicis longus is nearly always innervated by the anterior interosseous branch of the median nerve. Simultaneous hyperextension of the thumb MCP joint is indicative of ulnar nerve compromise. This is also known ...
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These include Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy, Wartenberg's sign, Wartenberg’s syndrome, and the Wartenberg wheel. [4] Wartenberg is sometimes incorrectly credited as the inventor of the Wartenberg wheel. [15]. According to Wartenberg, this device, used to test skin sensitivity, was in widespread use in Europe when he lived in ...
The Babinski sign – a reappraisal Neurol India 48 (4): 314–8. percussion of the tips of the toes causes exaggerated flexion of the toes Rotch sign: Thomas Morgan Rotch: cardiology: pericardial effusion: Rotch sign. (n.d.) Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing. (2012).
Jules Froment (Lyon, 1878 – 1946) was a French neurologist. He earned his doctorate in 1906 with a thesis on heart diseases associated with thyrotoxicosis . For much of his career, he was a professor at Lyon.
Hoffmann's reflex (Hoffmann's sign, sometimes simply Hoffmann's, or finger flexor reflex) [1] is a neurological examination finding elicited by a reflex test which can help verify the presence or absence of issues arising from the corticospinal tract.
Friedreich's ataxia, Friedreich's sign: F Adolf Albrecht Friedländer: 1870-1949 Austria F Jules Froment: 1878 - 1946 France Froment's sign: G Paulo Garcia: 1959 - 2010 Brazil G Henri Gastaut: 1915 - 1995 France Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: G Norman Geschwind: 1926 - 1984 United States Geschwind syndrome, Geschwind–Galaburda hypothesis: G Joseph ...