Tinel sign

Tinel sign
Ti·nel sign (te-nelґ) [Jules Tinel, French neurologist, 1879–1952] see under sign.

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  • 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

  • Tinel sign — a tingling sensation in the distal end of a limb when percussion is made over the site of a divided nerve. It indicates a partial lesion or the beginning regeneration of the nerve. Called also DTP s., formication s., and distal tingling on… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hoffmann-Tinel sign —    see Tinel Hoffmann sign …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • 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 — 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'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

  • 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 sign —    see Tinel Hoffmann sign …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Tinel's symptom —    see Tinel Hoffmann sign …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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