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finger tapping test

Procedure: - ask the patient to rapidly & simultaneously tap the index fingers against a hard surface Interpretation: - in a patient with subtle hemiparesis, finger tapping is slower in the hemiparetic hand (opposite in side to the brain lesion) - with Parkinsonism, the amplitude of the tapping decreases, the rate of tapping may increase [2]

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physical examination technique

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.
  2. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010