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SIGNE HOFFMANN [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-16

English

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

Reflex finger flexion occurring upon tapping the palmar aspect of the terminal phalanges of the slightly flexed fingers. If greatly exaggerated, or present on one side only, it indicates pyramidal-tract disease.

OBS

The term "Hoffmann's reflex" is used more commonly than "digital reflex".

OBS

The term "Hoffmann's sign" is recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Flexion réflexe de tous les doigts provoquée par la percussion légère - ou le pincement - de l'extrémité de la face palmaire des doigts (surtout du médius) légèrement fléchis. Elle traduit une atteinte du faisceau pyramidal.

OBS

Le terme «signe d'Hoffmann» a été retenu par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Key term(s)
  • réflexe de Hoffmann
  • signe de Hoffmann

Spanish

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