The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument. The reflex can take one of two forms. In healthy...
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Primitive reflexes (redirect from Plantar Grasp)
induced by stroking the back or side of the hand. A plantar reflex is a normal reflex that involves plantar flexion of the foot, which moves toes away from...
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"The Plantar Reflex". Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths. pp. Ch 73: The Plantar Reflex...
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Startle response (redirect from Startle reflex)
of the startle response is a startle reflex reaction. The startle reflex is a brainstem reflectory reaction (reflex) that serves to protect vulnerable parts...
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allow for testing of plantar reflexes though this is no longer recommended due to tightened infection control. It is the reflex hammer of choice of the...
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jerking of the foot towards its plantar surface. Being a deep tendon reflex, it is monosynaptic. It is also a stretch reflex. These are monosynaptic spinal...
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known for his 1896 description of the Babinski sign, a pathological plantar reflex indicative of corticospinal tract damage. Born in Paris, Babinski was...
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them to be erogenous zones. Medically, the soles are the site of the plantar reflex, the testing of which can be painful due to the sole's sensitivity....
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List of reflexes (redirect from Perioral reflex)
Pharyngeal reflex — also known as the gag reflex. Photic sneeze reflex — a sneeze caused by sudden exposure to bright light. Plantar reflex — in infants...
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dorsiflexion, allowing the ankle to achieve greater plantar flexion. Sural nerve (SN) stimulation results in a reflex that is both phase and intensity dependent...
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is an abnormal response in adulthood. Normally, during the plantar reflex, it causes plantar flexion and the adduction of the toes. In Babinski's sign...
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myelopathy. Other abnormal reflexes such as Hoffmann's reflex, upward response of plantar reflex (Babinski response), and Wartenberg's sign (abnormal abduction...
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clinical sign in which squeezing the Achilles tendon elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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toes, and is part of the extensor plantar response (Babinski's sign). The sign is named after Édouard Brissaud. Brissaud's reflex at Who Named It? v t e...
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hyperreflexia and pathological reflexes, including Hoffmann's sign and inverted plantar reflex (positive Babinski sign) Lower motor neuron signs—weakness, clumsiness...
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pattern, Root innervated pattern[clarification needed] The extensor plantar reflex (Babinski sign) is usually absent. Muscle paresis/paralysis, hypotonia/atonia...
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muscle tone, persistent primitive reflexes, greater stretch reflexes, plantar reflex, and ankle clonus. A third of people with cerebral palsy have seizures...
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a clinical sign in which forceful passive plantar flexion of the ankle elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract...
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The Chaddock reflex is a diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex. Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral malleolus causes extension...
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build-up in the skin). The tendon reflexes may be exaggerated, and the plantar reflex may be abnormal, namely extending rather than flexing (Babinski's sign)...
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LMN, nerve or motor end plate. A reflex hammer is used for this testing. "2+ symmetric, downgoing plantar reflex" Sensation Sensory system testing involves...
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patient's attempt to flex the knee against resistance elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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followed by the sudden release of the little toe causes an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure over the dorsal side of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe elicits a plantar reflex. It is...
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flexing and then suddenly releasing the fourth toe elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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clinical sign in which squeezing the calf muscle elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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patient's attempt to flex the knee against resistance elicits an extensor plantar reflex This page lists people with the surname Strümpell. If an internal link...
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Polyneuropathy (Achilles and plantar reflexes) Friedreich's Ataxia Hyperreflexia, exaggerated reflexes. MEGF10 "Reflex, Abnormal - MeSH - NCBI". www...
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inner side of the extensor hallucis longus tendon elicits an extensor plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of...
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such as frontal dementia and presentation of frontal release signs (Plantar reflex). Urinary incontinence may also be present. Bruns apraxia can be distinguished...
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