Diseases

Abnormal Reflex

An abnormal response to a stimulus applied to the sensory components of the nervous system. This may take the form of increased, decreased, or absent reflexes.

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Abstract

An abnormal response to a stimulus applied to the sensory components of the nervous system. This may take the form of increased, decreased, or absent reflexes.

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43 entry terms
  • Abnormal Reflexes
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Reflexes, Abnormal
  • Abnormal Deep Tendon Reflex
  • Bulbocavernosus Reflex, Decreased
  • Bulbocavernousus Reflex Absent
  • Hoffman's Reflex
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Hyporeflexia
  • Palmo-Mental Reflex
  • Reflex, Absent
  • Reflex, Acoustic, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Anal, Absent
  • Reflex, Anal, Decreased
  • Reflex, Ankle, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Ankle, Absent
  • Reflex, Ankle, Decreased
  • Reflex, Biceps, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Biceps, Absent
  • Reflex, Biceps, Decreased
  • Reflex, Corneal, Absent
  • Reflex, Corneal, Decreased
  • Reflex, Decreased
  • Reflex, Deep Tendon, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Deep Tendon, Absent
  • Reflex, Gag, Absent
  • Reflex, Gag, Decreased
  • Reflex, Knee, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Knee, Decreased
  • Reflex, Moro, Asymmetric
  • Reflex, Pendular
  • Reflex, Triceps, Abnormal
  • Reflex, Triceps, Absent
  • Reflex, Triceps, Decreased
  • Absent Reflex
  • Decreased Bulbocavernosus Reflex
  • Decreased Reflex
  • Palmo Mental Reflex
  • Pendular Reflex
  • Reflex Absent, Bulbocavernousus
  • Reflex, Decreased Bulbocavernosus
  • Reflex, Hoffman's
  • Reflex, Palmo-Mental

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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WL 340

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Abnormal Reflex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012021. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012021
  2. Abnormal Reflex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34399420