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In [[medicine]], the '''digiti quinti sign''' is part of the [[physical examination]] that can detect [[hemiparesis]].<ref name="pmid4735466">{{cite journal| author=Alter M| title=The digiti quinti sign of mild hemiparesis. | journal=Neurology | year= 1973 | volume= 23 | issue= 5 | pages= 503-5 | pmid=4735466 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | In [[medicine]], the '''digiti quinti sign''' is part of the [[physical examination]] that can detect [[hemiparesis]].<ref name="pmid4735466">{{cite journal| author=Alter M| title=The digiti quinti sign of mild hemiparesis. | journal=Neurology | year= 1973 | volume= 23 | issue= 5 | pages= 503-5 | pmid=4735466 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:01, 19 November 2011
In medicine, the digiti quinti sign is part of the physical examination that can detect hemiparesis.[1]
The digiti quinti signa may be more sensitive than the pronator drift test.[2] The test with a picture is described.[3]
References
- ↑ Alter M (1973). "The digiti quinti sign of mild hemiparesis.". Neurology 23 (5): 503-5. PMID 4735466. [e]
- ↑ Maranhão ET, Maranhão-Filho P, Lima MA, Vincent MB (2010). "Can clinical tests detect early signs of monohemispheric brain tumors?". J Neurol Phys Ther 34 (3): 145-9. PMID 20799429. [e]
- ↑ Vincent MB (2009). "A note on the digiti quinti sign in hemiplegic migraine.". Cephalalgia 29 (5): 580-2. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01743.x. PMID 19025551. Research Blogging.