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forearm rolling test

Procedure: - bend the elbows to align the forearms anti-parallel to each other - rotate the arms rapidly aroung each other Interpretation: - in a patient with subtle hemiparesis, the hemiparetic arm (opposite in side to the brain lesion) will remain stationary while the other arm rapidly circles it

General

physical examination technique

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.