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Impaired Rapid Foot Tapping

August 19th, 2017
 
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Overview

  • How to Elicit

  • Ask the patient to rapidly tap your hand with the dorsum of their foot (dorsiflexion and plantar flexion).
  • Significance

  • Inability to rapidly alternate movements is suggestive of cerebellar disease.
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