Charles Franklin Hoover
Charles Franklin Hoover
Charles Franklin Hoover (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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polski) was a prominent American neurologist known for his significant contributions to the field of medicine. He is best known for describing the Hoover's sign in neurology.
Etymology
The term "Hoover's sign" is derived from the name of Charles Franklin Hoover, who first described this clinical sign in the early 20th century.
Biography
Charles Franklin Hoover was born in the United States. He completed his medical studies and went on to specialize in neurology. His work has been influential in the field, particularly his description of the Hoover's sign, a clinical sign used in the diagnosis of conversion disorder and functional neurological disorder.
Hoover's Sign
Hoover's sign is a useful clinical sign in the differential diagnosis of organic from non-organic (or functional) paraparesis. It is named after Charles Franklin Hoover, who first described it. The sign indicates that the patient is making a voluntary, rather than an involuntary, movement.
Related Terms
- Neurology: The branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
- Paraparesis: Partial paralysis affecting the lower limbs.
- Conversion disorder: A mental condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be explained by medical evaluation.
- Functional neurological disorder: A condition in which patients experience physical neurological symptoms, but without a clear structural problem in the nervous system.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Charles Franklin Hoover
- Wikipedia's article - Charles Franklin Hoover
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski