Functional (conversion) neurological symptoms represent as one of the most common situations faced by neurologists in their everyday practice. Among them, acute or subacute functional weakness may mimic very prevalent conditions such as stroke or traumatic injury. Hence, accurate and reliable positive signs of functional weakness are valuable for obtaining timely diagnosis and treatment, making it possible to avoid unnecessary or invasive tests and procedures up to thrombolysis. We therefore present here a brief overview of the positive neurological signs of functional weakness available, both in the lower and in the upper limbs, moving from a historical perspective to their relevance in current clinical practice.

Tremolizzo, L., Susani, E., Riva, M., Cesana, G., Ferrarese, C., Appollonio, I. (2014). Positive signs of functional weakness. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 340(1-2), 13-18 [10.1016/j.jns.2014.03.003].

Positive signs of functional weakness

TREMOLIZZO, LUCIO;SUSANI, EMANUELA LAURA;RIVA, MICHELE AUGUSTO;CESANA, GIANCARLO;FERRARESE, CARLO;APPOLLONIO, ILDEBRANDO
2014

Abstract

Functional (conversion) neurological symptoms represent as one of the most common situations faced by neurologists in their everyday practice. Among them, acute or subacute functional weakness may mimic very prevalent conditions such as stroke or traumatic injury. Hence, accurate and reliable positive signs of functional weakness are valuable for obtaining timely diagnosis and treatment, making it possible to avoid unnecessary or invasive tests and procedures up to thrombolysis. We therefore present here a brief overview of the positive neurological signs of functional weakness available, both in the lower and in the upper limbs, moving from a historical perspective to their relevance in current clinical practice.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Abduction finger sign; Functional neurological symptoms; Abductor sign; Hoover's sign; Weakness; Drift-without-pronation sign
English
2014
340
1-2
13
18
none
Tremolizzo, L., Susani, E., Riva, M., Cesana, G., Ferrarese, C., Appollonio, I. (2014). Positive signs of functional weakness. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 340(1-2), 13-18 [10.1016/j.jns.2014.03.003].
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/52381
Citazioni
  • Scopus 13
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 11
Social impact