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A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the '''heel to face''' test involves having a patient run their up their contralateral face.  The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.
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A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the '''heel to face''' test involves having a patient run their heel up their contralateral face.  It's gruesome.  The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:05, 16 February 2017

"Hey, doc? I think I sprained my groin..."

A true test of not only cerebellar disease but flexibility as well, the heel to face test involves having a patient run their heel up their contralateral face. It's gruesome. The test is abnormal if the patient can actually do it.


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