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Paul Hoffmann and the cutaneous silent period test
Otto Jesus Hernández Fustes1, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay1, Paulo José Lorenzoni1
1Universidade Federal do Paraná, Complexo Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Neurologia, Serviço de Doenças Neuromusculares e Desmielinizantes, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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We herein present aspects of the biography of Professor Paul Hoffmann, covering his main works, mainly the article describing the cutaneous silent period, a new technique when it was published in 1922, with a review of its importance, its role in clinical neurophysiology, and its clinical application.
