TY - JOUR T1 - Functional weakness and sensory disturbance JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 241 LP - 245 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.73.3.241 VL - 73 IS - 3 AU - J Stone AU - A Zeman AU - M Sharpe Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/73/3/241.abstract N2 - In the diagnosis of functional weakness and sensory disturbance, positive physical signs are as important as absence of signs of disease. Motor signs, particularly Hoover's sign, are more reliable than sensory signs, but none should be used in isolation and must be interpreted in the overall context of the presentation. It should be borne in mind that a patient may have both a functional and an organic disorder. ER -