Deep Tendon Reflexes

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• Tendon reflex — (or T reflex) may refer to: A stretch reflex, when the stretch is created by a blow upon a muscle tendon. This is the usual definition of the term.[1][2] Deep tendon reflex also usually refers to this sense.[3] The Golgi tendon reflex, motivated… …   Wikipedia

• tendon reflex — n a reflex act (as a knee jerk) in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon * * * involuntary contraction of a muscle after brief stretching caused by percussion of its tendon; tendon reflexes include the biceps reflex,… …   Medical dictionary

• Marteau à réflexes — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Marteau. Marteau à réflexes de Taylor ou modèle tomahawk Un marteau à réflexes est un instrument utilisé en médecine pour tester les ré …   Wikipédia en Français

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• Reflex hammer — A reflex hammer is a medical instrument used by physicians to test deep tendon reflexes. Testing for reflexes is an important part of the neurological physical examination in order to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous… …   Wikipedia

• Stiff person syndrome — (SPS) (or stiff man syndrome; also known as Stiffperson s Syndrome or Moersch Woltman Condition) is a rare neurologic disorder of unknown etiology characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, that is… …   Wikipedia

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• Spasticity — A state of increased tone of a muscle (and an increase in the deep tendon reflexes). For example, with spasticity of the legs (spastic paraplegia) there is an increase in tone of the leg muscles so they feel tight and rigid and the knee jerk… …   Medical dictionary

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