Hoffmann-Tinel sign
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Tinel sign — Classification and external resources Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (The median nerve is the yellow dot near the center. The carpal tunnel is not labeled, but the circular structure surrounding the median nerve is visible.) IC … Wikipedia
Hoffmann-Tinel-Zeichen — Das Hoffmann Tinel Zeichen ist ein klinisches Zeichen, das in der neurologischen Untersuchung unter bestimmten Fragestellungen geprüft wird. Es verweist auf demyelinisierende und remyelinisierende Prozesse von peripheren Nerven. Benannt ist es… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tinel-Hoffmann sign — Also known as Tinel s sign, Tinel s sign of formication, Tinel s symptom, and Hoffmann Tinel sign. The eponym Tinel Hoffmann sign refers to the French neurologist Jules Tinel (18791952), and the German physiologist Paul Hoffmann (1884 1962),… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Tinel's sign — is a way to detect irritated nerves. It is performed by lightly tapping (percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or pins and needles in the distribution of the nerve.It takes its name from French physician Jules Tinel (1879… … Wikipedia
Paul Hoffmann (Physiologe) — Paul Hoffmann (* 19. Junijul./ 1. Juli 1884greg. in Dorpat; † 9. März 1962 in Freiburg im Breisgau) war ein deutscher Physiologe, der unter anderem den nach ihm benannten H Reflex entdeckte. Leben Hoffmann wurde 1884 in Dorpat im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Tinel's sign — see Tinel Hoffmann sign … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Tinel's symptom — see Tinel Hoffmann sign … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Oppenheim's sign — is dorsiflexion of the big toe elicited by irritation downward of the medial side of the tibia[1] Positive sign indicates a damage to the pyramidal tract. It is named for Hermann Oppenheim.[2][3] References … Wikipedia
Myerson's sign — is a medical condition where a patient is unable to resist blinking when tapped on the glabella, the area above the nose and between the eyebrows. It is often referred to as the glabellar reflex. It is often an early symptom of Parkinson s… … Wikipedia
