Paul Hoffmann and the cutaneous silent period test
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.
Authors
- Otto Jesús Hernández Fustes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-5376)
- Rosana Hermínia Scola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-5317)
- Renata Dal‐Prá Ducci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1673-5074)
- Paula Raquel do Vale Pascoal Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-0009)
- Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0173-0809)
- Paulo José Lorenzoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-7771)
Institutions
- Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1806826
- Primary Topic
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00