Applause sign

The applause sign is a behavioural indicator, relevant to neurodegenerative conditions, characterised by a patient’s inability to execute the same number of hand claps as demonstrated by an examiner.[1]

  1. ^ Dubois, B.; Defontaines, B.; Deweer, B.; Malapani, C.; Pillon, B. (1995). "Cognitive and behavioral changes in patients with focal lesions of the basal ganglia". Advances in Neurology. 65: 29–41. ISSN 0091-3952. PMID 7872147.