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What is the hoffman or huffman sign? it is a neurology sign to do with ms lesions?

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Nonspecific: Hoffman's is a finger flick reflex response and may be seen unilaterally after a focal brain lesion. It has nothing to do with the diagnosis of ms and is merely part of a neurological examination. Granted some ms pts do show this sign, but in my experience it is of no value in correlating any diagnosis without additional signs.

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Answered 7/7/2016

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