- hoffman's and romberg's sign

[Guest guest]

karen i got this info on the net

..http://www.dundee.ac.uk/medicine/StrokeSSM/ClinExamNeuro.htmAbnormal

Reflexes:

Babinski Sign: Stroke bottom of the foot ------> fanning (eversion)

of big toe.

Chaddock's Reflex: When the external malleolar skin area is

irritated, extension of the great toe occurs in cases of organic

disease of the corticospinal reflex paths.

Oppenheim's Sign: Scratch inner side of leg ------> extension of

toes. Sign of cerebral irritation.

Gordon's Sign: Squeeze the calf muscles and note the response of the

great toe. Fanning or extension is considered abnormal.

Hoffman's Sign: Flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and of

the second and third phalanges of one or more of the fingers when the

volar surface of the terminal phalanx of the fingers is flicked.

It is significant for pyramidal tract disease when it is unilateral.

If it is bilateral than the meaning is uncertain.

Absence of Superficial Reflexes: Unilateral suppression of

superficial reflexes often results from upper motor lesions

subsequent to a CVA.

Basically what i understand from this is that Hoffman's is

significant if both left and right hand are different.

for romberg's there is info on the same site. It is Romberg's if you

can't stand, balanced with your feet together and eyes closed.

Ataxia. I have trace bilateral Hoffman's and Rombergs and they have

never found lesions on the MRI's. The most recent MRI was Nov. I also

have very brisk reflexes.

I hope you get some answers.

Love, Thelma

[Guest guest]

--- that is great news that the neurosurgeon is going to do a

muscle biopsy!

Thelma are you diagnosed with Mito? I have Romberg, bilateral

Hoffmans sign and brisk reflexes. I have seen that many Mito

patients have abscent reflexes.

Dawn

In , " thelma " <mtshaw@e...> wrote:

> karen i got this info on the net

>

> .http://www.dundee.ac.uk/medicine/StrokeSSM/ClinExamNeuro.htmAbnorm

al

> Reflexes:

>

> Babinski Sign: Stroke bottom of the foot ------> fanning

(eversion)

> of big toe.

> Chaddock's Reflex: When the external malleolar skin area is

> irritated, extension of the great toe occurs in cases of organic

> disease of the corticospinal reflex paths.

> Oppenheim's Sign: Scratch inner side of leg ------> extension of

> toes. Sign of cerebral irritation.

> Gordon's Sign: Squeeze the calf muscles and note the response of

the

> great toe. Fanning or extension is considered abnormal.

> Hoffman's Sign: Flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and

of

> the second and third phalanges of one or more of the fingers when

the

> volar surface of the terminal phalanx of the fingers is flicked.

>

> It is significant for pyramidal tract disease when it is

unilateral.

> If it is bilateral than the meaning is uncertain.

> Absence of Superficial Reflexes: Unilateral suppression of

> superficial reflexes often results from upper motor lesions

> subsequent to a CVA.

>

> Basically what i understand from this is that Hoffman's is

> significant if both left and right hand are different.

>

> for romberg's there is info on the same site. It is Romberg's if

you

> can't stand, balanced with your feet together and eyes closed.

> Ataxia. I have trace bilateral Hoffman's and Rombergs and they

have

> never found lesions on the MRI's. The most recent MRI was Nov. I

also

> have very brisk reflexes.

>

> I hope you get some answers.

> Love, Thelma

[Guest guest]

Dawn and

My reflexes go from brisk to not there at all, from one doctor's appointment

to another. I think it has to do with how physical I have or have not been,

but no doctor has ever said that.

laurie

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> Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:08:43 -0000

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> Subject: Re: - hoffman's and romberg's sign

>

> --- that is great news that the neurosurgeon is going to do a

> muscle biopsy!

>

> Thelma are you diagnosed with Mito? I have Romberg, bilateral

> Hoffmans sign and brisk reflexes. I have seen that many Mito

> patients have abscent reflexes.

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

>

>

>

> In , " thelma " <mtshaw@e...> wrote:

>> karen i got this info on the net

>>

>> .http://www.dundee.ac.uk/medicine/StrokeSSM/ClinExamNeuro.htmAbnorm

> al

>> Reflexes:

>>

>> Babinski Sign: Stroke bottom of the foot ------> fanning

> (eversion)

>> of big toe.

>> Chaddock's Reflex: When the external malleolar skin area is

>> irritated, extension of the great toe occurs in cases of organic

>> disease of the corticospinal reflex paths.

>> Oppenheim's Sign: Scratch inner side of leg ------> extension of

>> toes. Sign of cerebral irritation.

>> Gordon's Sign: Squeeze the calf muscles and note the response of

> the

>> great toe. Fanning or extension is considered abnormal.

>> Hoffman's Sign: Flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and

> of

>> the second and third phalanges of one or more of the fingers when

> the

>> volar surface of the terminal phalanx of the fingers is flicked.

>>

>> It is significant for pyramidal tract disease when it is

> unilateral.

>> If it is bilateral than the meaning is uncertain.

>> Absence of Superficial Reflexes: Unilateral suppression of

>> superficial reflexes often results from upper motor lesions

>> subsequent to a CVA.

>>

>> Basically what i understand from this is that Hoffman's is

>> significant if both left and right hand are different.

>>

>> for romberg's there is info on the same site. It is Romberg's if

> you

>> can't stand, balanced with your feet together and eyes closed.

>> Ataxia. I have trace bilateral Hoffman's and Rombergs and they

> have

>> never found lesions on the MRI's. The most recent MRI was Nov. I

> also

>> have very brisk reflexes.

>>

>> I hope you get some answers.

>> Love, Thelma

>

>

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