Hoffmann sign

Hoffmann sign
1. see under phenomenon. 2. in hemiplegia, a sudden nipping of the nail of the index, middle, or ring finger will produce flexion of the terminal phalanx of the thumb and of the second and third phalanges of some other finger; called also digital or Hoffmann reflex.

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