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. 2002 Sep;73(3):241-5.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.73.3.241.

Functional weakness and sensory disturbance

J Stone  1 , A Zeman, M Sharpe
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Functional weakness and sensory disturbance

J Stone et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

In the diagnosis of functional weakness and sensory disturbance, positive physical signs are as important as absence of signs of disease. Motor signs, particularly Hoover's sign, are more reliable than sensory signs, but none should be used in isolation and must be interpreted in the overall context of the presentation. It should be borne in mind that a patient may have both a functional and an organic disorder.

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