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By John J. Caronna, MD , Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Caronna reports no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.
Synopsis: The hand clapping test is a quick and reliable way to screen for parietal lobe neglect syndrome.
Source: Ostrow LW, Llinas RH. Eastchester Clapping Sign: A novel test of parietal neglect. Ann Neurol 2009;66:114-117.
In response to a question, "what happens if you ask patients with neglect to clap their hands?" posed by an Eastchester High School student, the authors investigated how 14 patients with acute right hemisphere strokes and hemineglect responded when asked to clap their hands. The distinct phenomenology of...