Reflexes:
reflexes are a sharp muscular contraction caused by suddenly stretching the muscle (eg tapping the tendon – due to the myotatic reflex
diminution or loss of tendon reflex most commonly due to:
polyneuropathy (eg diabetes)
syringomyelia
hereditary ataxia’s
lumbosacral disc protrusion
poliomyelitis
congenital absence of reflex
• exaggeration of tendon reflexes most commonly due to:
• states of anxiety
• upper motor neuron lesion
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