Hoover's sign for the diagnosis of functional weakness: A prospective unblinded cohort study in patients with suspected stroke

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 384-386

  McWhirter, Laura ^a   Stone, Jon ^a   Sandercock, Peter ^a   Whiteley, William ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Functional weakness; Hoover's sign; Sensitivity; Specificity; Stroke diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GOLD STANDARD; HOOVER SIGN; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 83555160868     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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