Oppenheim's sign

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Oppenheim's sign
Differential diagnosis Pyramidal tract damage

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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. synd/1573 at Who Named It?
  3. H. Oppenheim. Zur Pathologie der Hautreflexe der unteren Extremitäten. Monatsschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, 1902, 12: 421-423.