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The purpose of the test is to distinguish between leg paresis that is psychogenic from that which is genuine. Genuine leg weakness seen in paresis is considered to be "organic," and other causes of leg paresis that is not related to a neuropathological process is considered to be "nonorganic."<ref>Ziv, I., Djaldetti, R., Zoldan, J., Avraham, M., &amp;amp; Melamed, E. (1998). Diagnosis of "non-organic" limb paresis by a novel objective motor assessment: the quantitative Hoover's test. Journal of Neurology, 245: 797-802.</ref> | |||
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The purpose of the test is to distinguish between leg paresis that is psychogenic from that which is genuine. Genuine leg weakness seen in paresis is considered to be "organic," and other causes of leg paresis that is not related to a neuropathological process is considered to be "nonorganic."[1]
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- ↑ Ziv, I., Djaldetti, R., Zoldan, J., Avraham, M., &amp; Melamed, E. (1998). Diagnosis of "non-organic" limb paresis by a novel objective motor assessment: the quantitative Hoover's test. Journal of Neurology, 245: 797-802.
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