Oppenheim's sign

Oppenheim's sign

Oppenheim's sign is dorsiflexion of the big toe elicited by irritation downward of the medial side of the tibia[1]

Positive sign indicates a damage to the pyramidal tract.

It is named for Hermann Oppenheim.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Swartz, Mark H. (2006). Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access. Philadelphia: Saunders. pp. 694. ISBN 141600307x. 
  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.