Medical condition
Oppenheim's sign |
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Differential diagnosis | Pyramidal tract damage |
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Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the great toe elicited by irritation downward of the medial side of the tibia.[1] It is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.The sign's presence indicates damage to the pyramidal tract.[citation needed]
It is named after Hermann Oppenheim.[2][3]
References
- ^ Swartz, Mark H. (2006). Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access. Philadelphia: Saunders. p. 694. ISBN 1-4160-0307-X.
- ^ synd/1573 at Who Named It?
- ^ H. Oppenheim. Zur Pathologie der Hautreflexe der unteren Extremitäten. Monatsschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, 1902, 12: 421-423.
Signs and symptoms relating to the nervous system
- Neurological examination
- Cranial nerve examination
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Central nervous system | Head | - Battle's sign
- Kernig's sign
- Macewen's sign
- Myerson's sign
- Stroop test
- Hirano body
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Other | |
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Peripheral nervous system | Reflexes | Combination | |
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Legs | - Plantar reflex
- Chaddock reflex
- Oppenheim's sign
- Westphal's sign
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Arms | |
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Other | Arms | - Froment's sign
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- Tinel's sign
- Phalen maneuver
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Legs | - Gowers's sign
- Hoover's sign
- Straight leg raise
- Trendelenburg's sign
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Torso | |
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General | |
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