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Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A tingling sensation in the distal end of a limb when percussion is made over the site of a nerve. It indicates a partial lesion or the beginning regeneration of the nerve.

OBS

It is, for example, a sign of compression of the carpal tunnel, when pain is elicited in the distribution of the median nerve by tapping over the volar carpal ligament.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Sensation de fourmillement ressentie dans la partie distale d'un membre lors de la percussion le long d'un nerf périphérique, témoignant d'une atteinte ou d'un début de régénérescence de ce nerf.

OBS

S'observe, par exemple, dans le syndrome du canal carpien à la percussion du nerf médian, à la partie externe de la face antérieure du poignet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
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