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SIGNE HOOVER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

In the normal state or in genuine paralysis, if the patient, lying on a flat surface, is directed to press the leg against the surface, there will be a lifting movement in the other leg; this phenomenon is absent in hysteria and malingering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Absence du mouvement involontaire d'élévation de la jambe opposée quand l'on demande au malade couché sur le dos d'appuyer sa jambe sur le lit.

Spanish

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