- Oppenheim's sign
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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
- ^ Swartz, Mark H. (2006). Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access. Philadelphia: Saunders. pp. 694. ISBN 141600307x.
- ^ synd/1573 at Who Named It?
- ^ H. Oppenheim. Zur Pathologie der Hautreflexe der unteren Extremitäten. Monatsschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, 1902, 12: 421-423.
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