Tinel's sign
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Tinel's sign — is a way to detect irritated nerves. It is performed by lightly tapping (percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or pins and needles in the distribution of the nerve.It takes its name from French physician Jules Tinel (1879… … Wikipedia
Tinel-Hoffmann sign — Also known as Tinel s sign, Tinel s sign of formication, Tinel s symptom, and Hoffmann Tinel sign. The eponym Tinel Hoffmann sign refers to the French neurologist Jules Tinel (18791952), and the German physiologist Paul Hoffmann (1884 1962),… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Tinel's sign — An examination test that is used by doctors to detect an irritated nerve. Tinel s sign is performed by lightly banging (percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or pins and needles in the distribution of the nerve. For example … Medical dictionary
Tinel's sign — a method for checking the regeneration of a nerve: usually used in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Direct tapping over the sheath of the nerve elicits a distal tingling sensation (see paraesthesiae), which indicates the beginning of… … The new mediacal dictionary
Tinel sign — Classification and external resources Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (The median nerve is the yellow dot near the center. The carpal tunnel is not labeled, but the circular structure surrounding the median nerve is visible.) IC … Wikipedia
Симптом Тинеля (Tinel'S Sign) — метод контроля за процессом восстановления нерва: постукивание над местом прохождения нерва вызывает ощущение покалывания в дистальных отделах конечностей (см. Парестезии), свидетельствующее о начале регенерации нерва.СИМПТОМ ТРОЙСИЕРА (Troisier… … Медицинские термины
Sign, Tinel's — An examination test that is used by doctors to detect an irritated nerve. Tinel s sign is performed by lightly banging (percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or pins and needles in the distribution of the nerve. For example … Medical dictionary
Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Tinel's symptom — see Tinel Hoffmann sign … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Tinel sign — Ti·nel sign (te nelґ) [Jules Tinel, French neurologist, 1879–1952] see under sign … Medical dictionary
