History and national survey on reflex hammers: which is the chosen one of Brazilian neurologists?
Caio César Diniz DisserolAlex Tiburtino MeiraCarla Caroline SchrammGustavo Koiti KondoGustavo Leite FranklinJosé Luiz PedrosoOrlando Graziani Povoas BarsottiniHélio Afonso Ghizoni TeivePublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2023)
The origins of the reflex hammers goes back long before their creation, from a basic clinical examination method: percussion. Since the description of deep tendon reflexes and the creation of percussion hammers, much has been improved in this technique. Among all the hammers surveyed, the Babinski-Rabiner was the chosen one by a significant portion of Brazilian neurologists.
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