@article {Anderson39, author = {Neil E Anderson}, title = {The forearm and finger rolling tests}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, pages = {39--42}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.1136/jnnp.2009.200121}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {A variety of clinical tests are used to detect a subtle upper motor neuron lesion but only a few studies have measured their sensitivity and specificity. The forearm rolling test and its variant, the finger rolling test, is one such. These tests are simple and only take 5{\textendash}10 s to perform. Their sensitivity has varied in different studies but in general both are more likely to be abnormal in a patient with a focal brain lesion than abnormal power, tone and reflexes. The finger rolling test is more sensitive than forearm rolling. Furthermore, an abnormal response on testing forearm and finger rolling has a high specificity for the presence of a focal brain lesion.}, issn = {1474-7758}, URL = {https://pn.bmj.com/content/10/1/39}, eprint = {https://pn.bmj.com/content/10/1/39.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Neurology} }