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== Purpose<br>  ==
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The purpose of the test is to distinguish between leg paresis that is psychogenic from that which is genuine. &nbsp;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;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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== Technique<br>  ==
== Technique<br>  ==

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