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The palmomental reflex: stop scratching around!
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- Published on: 20 December 2016
- Published on: 20 December 2016The palmomental reflex: Reply to Schott and RossorShow More
Dear Editor,
The only thing that I can disagree with in Jonathan Schott and Martin Rossor's article on the palmomental reflex in the December issue of Practical Neurology is their plea that I should stop scraping. I have found that the palmomental reflex can be made more specific for detecting brain damage by applying the orange stick or car key to the hypothenar rather than the thenar eminence. A positive palmomen...
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