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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
 | | faucial reflex, reflex vomiting caused by irritation of the fauces, cf. | | | proprioceptive reflex, a reflex that is initiated by a stimulus to a proprioceptor. | | | Geigel's reflex, a reflex in the female corresponding to the cremasteric reflex in the male; i.e., on stroking of the inner anterior aspect of the upper thigh there is a contraction of the muscular fibers at the upper edge of Poupart's ligament; cf. |
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| | Plantar reflex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In medicine (neurology), the Babinski reflex or Babinski sign is a reflex that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain. | | | This happens because the corticospinal pathways (that run from the brain down the spinal cord) are not fully myelinated at this age, so the reflex is not inhibited by the cerebral cortex. | | | This is a primitive reflex, indicating that the brain has been damaged severely. |
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| | UMMS Mind Brain and Behavior 1: Glossary |
| | This reflex serves the purpose of stabilizing the organism when one limb is withdrawn as in the withdrawal reflex. | | | However, the crawling behavior of infants, the Magnus-Dekleijn reflex and decorticate posturing, are all related to red nucleus walking in experimental animals. | | | A primitive reflex elicited by mildly noxious mechanical stimulation of the sole of the foot. |
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| | 6 Months |
| | The parachute reflex is the last of the postural reflexes to develop. | | | The positive support reflex is the first postural reflex to develop and is present by 3 to 4 months of age. | | | Some consider the positive support reflex as a primitive reflex, but others consider it a postural reflex. |
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| | GC1135 LAB: Human Reflexes |
| | The plantar reflex is a superficial spinal reflex that depends both on functional upper-level motor pathways and on the cord-level reflex arc. | | | The patellar tendon reflex ("knee-jerk" reflex) is a monosynaptic stretch reflex that assesses the nervous tissue between (and including) the L2 and L4 segments. | | | The pupillary reflexes are autonomic reflexes that can be used to asses multiple conditions, such as deterioration of vital brain tissue and severe head trauma. |
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| | Medical Tests and Signs |
| | Grasp Reflex / (Palmer Reflex): The palm is stroked. | | | Knee Jerk Reflex: This test is conducted by striking the Patellar tendons of the knee for reflex indications of a lesion in the L2, L3-L4 segments. | | | Biceps Reflex: The tendon of the biceps is tapped. |
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| | Overview of the Causes, Treatment, and Orthotic Management of Lower Limb Spasticity - Journal of Prosthetics and ... |
| | The dorsiflexion reflex was elicited in response to stimulation of the central portion of the plantar surface of the heel (Figure 1). | | | The tonic movements are: (1) toe grasp reflex; (2) inversion reflex; (3) eversion reflex; and (4) dorsiflexion reflex. | | | The third way, and the one which is most related to orthotic management of spasticity, is to stimulate the reflex that is antagonistic to the deforming reflex. |
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| | Babinski's reflex - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia |
| | Babinski's reflex or extensor plantar reflex is a test for dysfunction corticospinal tract. | | | A positive Babinski's reflex is consistent with several neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis. | | | Babinski's reflex can occur unilaterally (in just one foot) or bilaterally (in both feet). |
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http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/Babinskisreflex.html
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| | Unit 7 |
| | Absence of reflex may suggest immaturity of the spinal cord. | | | Sucking reflex: This reflex occurs when something is placed in the baby's mouth. | | | Reflexes can also be modified by conditions higher in the cord than the relevant synapse including the brain itself. |
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| | Neurology |
| | Flexicomp has a joint movement transducer that can be configured to monitor the knee jerk reflex, the biceps reflex, the triceps reflex, and the plantar reflex. | | | This is an example of a response to a stretch reflex stimulation. | | | of the same stretch reflex systems on different limbs, and compare different stretch reflex systems such as the plantar reflex versus the knee jerk reflex. |
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| | Cortical regions activated by plantar response: An event-related functional MRI study |
| | Normal plantar response is characterized by plantar-flexion of the hallux elicited by mechanical lateral plantar surface stimulation in normal subjects. | | | In PS, plantar flexion was elicited in ten subjects and no response was observed in two subjects, while CS induced weak flexor plantar response in three subjects. | | | The responses studied in clinical routine examinations are corresponded to the late part, which may originate from cerebral reflex arc, although the issues have been considerable debate. |
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| | Motor > Normal |
| | The plantar reflex is a superficial reflex obtained by stroking the skin on the lateral edge of the sole of the foot, starting at the heel advancing to the ball of the foot then continuing medially to the base of the great toe. | | | A brisk tap to the muscle tendon using a reflex hammer produces a stretch to the muscle that results in a reflex contraction of the muscle. | | | These patterned behavior reflexes appear when there is damage to the frontal lobes, which inhibits these primitive reflexes. |
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| | The Babinski sign--a reappraisal. Kumar SP, Ramasubramanian D Neurol India |
| | The Babinski sign is not a new reflex, rather it is released as a result of breakdown of the harmonious integration of the flexion and extension components of the normal defence reflex mechanism, due to pyramidal tract dysfunction. | | | Van Gijn J : Equivocal plantar response: a clinical and electromyographic study. | | | Pyramidal tract dysfunction releases the flexion reflex synergy, of which contraction of the extensor hallucis longus muscle forms an integral part. |
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| | www.whonamedit.com |
| | Babinski's reflex (Babinski's sign I) A pathological reflex where the great toe extends and flexes toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked. | | | A pathological reflex where the great toe extends and flexes toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked. | | | A rare syndrome consisting of spinal syphilis with paraesthesia, spastic weakness, and tiredness of the legs associated with pain, sphincter disorders, exaggerated deep reflexes, muscle atrophy, sensory disorders, and paraplegia. |
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| | The Precise Neurological Exam |
| | Using a reflex hammer, deep tendon reflexes are elicited in all 4 extremities. | | | The plantar reflex (Babinski) is tested by coarsely running a key or the end of the reflex hammer up the lateral aspect of the foot from heel to big toe. | | | The triceps reflex is measured by striking the triceps tendon directly with the hammer while holding the patient's arm with your other hand. |
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| | Babinski Reflex |
| | George The plantar reflex is elicited by stroking the sole of the foot with a blunt object from the heel towards the base of the big toe. | | | Also that a "reflex" occurs along a short neuropathway at the > location of the stimulation and does not go all the back to the spinal > column and brain and then return with a message to move the foot. | | | A Babinski reflex does not determine a level of conciousness. |
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| | reflex action: Information From Answers.com |
| | A reflex action or reflex is a biological control system linking stimulus to response and mediated by a reflex arc. | | | reflexes that would only be seen conditional on previous experiences of the subject. | | | Ivan Pavlov unintentionally launched the study of conditioning by establishing a way of producing what he called "conditional reflexes", i.e. |
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| | Healthopedia.com - Babinski Reflex (Babinski Sign, Extensor Plantar Reflex, Toe Sign) |
| | A Babinski reflex is a body response that may be tested during a physical exam. | | | Testing for the Babinski reflex is usually done when th provider suspects head injury, brain disease, spinal cord injury, or spinal cord disease. | | | This reflex, or involuntary type of response, is normal in small children, but not normal for those over 2 years old. |
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| | plantar reflex - definition of plantar reflex by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | plantar reflex - flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) | | | inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | | | plantar reflex - definition of plantar reflex by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
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| | Biol 2401 Anatomy |
| | Distorted, exaggerated or absent reflex responses may indicate degeneration or pathology of the NS Spinal cord injury, reflex tests help pinpoint the are or level of injury. | | | Initiated by tapping a tendon, which stretches the muscle the tendon is attached to, stimulates muscle spindles and causes reflex contraction of the stretched muscle or muscles. | | | Reflexes are rapid, predictable, involuntary motor responses to stimuli, they are mediated over neural pathways called reflex arcs. |
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| | ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia |
| | The Babinski's reflex is one of the infantile reflexes; it is normal in children under 2 years old but disappears as the child ages and the nervous system becomes more developed. | | | Typically, a person (older than an infant) who has a Babinski's reflex will also have incoordination, weakness, and difficulty with muscle control. | | | Because this tract is right- and left-sided, a Babinski's reflex can occur on one side or on both sides. |
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| | Dr. Egger's Lab -- Publications |
| | Egger, M.D., Freeman, N.C.G. and Proshansky, E. Morphology of spinal motoneurones mediating a cutaneous spinal reflex in the cat. | | | Crockett, D.P., Harris, S.L. and Egger, M.D. The plantar motoneuron columns in the rat. | | | Proshansky, E., Kauer, J.S., Stewart, W.B. and Egger, M.D. 2-Deoxyglucose uptake in the cat spinal cord during sustained and habituated activity in the plantar cushion reflex pathway. |
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| | References |
| | Hall M. On the reflex function of the medulla oblongata and medulla spinalis. | | | Gordon A. A new reflex: paradoxic flexor reflex and its diagnostic value. | | | Collier J. An investigation upon the plantar reflex with reference to the significance of its variations under pathological conditions, including an enquiry into the aetiology of acquired pes cavus. |
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| | Sole of the Foot |
| | after crossing the plantar surface of the foot deep to the intrinsic muscles, it inserts on the medial cuneiform and the base of the 1st metatarsal bone | | | What spinal cord levels are involved in the plantar reflex? | | | bifurcates on the medial side of the foot to give rise to the medial plantar a. |
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| | Reflexes |
| | This is often called "fencing." Baby's may sleep in this position for years, but when awake, this reflex usually disappears by the age of 4 months. | | | *PLACING/STEP REFLEX: While holding your baby under the shoulders in an upright position and bring his/her leg to touch the edge of the table, they will lift their foot on top of the table. | | | *PEREZ REFLEX: When you firmly stroke your baby's spine from tail to head, he/she will cry out and raise their head. |
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| | plantar reflex |
| | a normal reflex flexion of the toes, esp. in persons above one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot. |
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| | PLANTAR REFLEX (Search FastHealth.com) PLANTAR REFLEX |
| | n : a reflex movement of flexing the foot and toes that after the first year is the normal response to tickling of the sole - compare |
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| | Alzheimer's Disease: Neurological Objectives |
| | What is the significance of the extensor plantar reflex and what does this have to do with the corticospinal tract? |
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| | Reflexes |
| | Patellar or knee-jerk reflex (a stretch reflex and a spinal reflex) (p. | | | Plantar flexion reflex (and Babinski sign) (box – p.433) | | | stimulus – touching something painful (same as withdrawal reflex) |
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| | English Dictionary and Thesaurus - Synset.com |
| | reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | | | flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) |
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| | Hypertext Webster Gateway at UCSD |
| | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of 2 years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons [syn: Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, plantar responses are extensor] |
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| | Synonyms of plantar reflex |
| | plantar reflex, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | | | usage: flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) |
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| | Reflex Hammer Innovation - Next Generation Reflex Hammer |
| | The CBC Reflex Hammer is PhRMA code compliant - medically relevant and practice related. | | | Neurologists and general practitioners alike will immediately appreciate the advantages of the CBC Reflex Hammer compared to the more usual "promotional type" hammers. | | | The pointed handle tip is designed to test extensor plantar reflex. |
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| | plantar reflex |
| | Also known as Babinski sign and upgoing toes,this reflex involves the extension of the great toe in response to a scratch applied to the sole of the foot. | | | While it is common in in children up to the age of 10 months, in adults, it may indicate damage to the spinal cord or hemispheres of the brain. |
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| | Peyronies Disease Sources Available by Topicalverapamil.com |
| | Peyronies disease related ideas on Topicalverapamil.com include plantar wart, peyronies disease, erectile dysfunction medicines, plantar reflex, and verapamil er. | | | This is accomplished by getting the drug through the skin with a delivery agent Topical verapamil is a patented compounded medication that is designed to treat most myo-fibrotic conditions. | | | Find peyronies disease on Topicalverapamil.com with the terms plantar wart, peyronies disease, verapamil er, erectile dysfunction medicines, and plantar reflex. |
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| | BabyCenter Glossary - P |
| | The reflexes that every baby is born with, including the rooting, sucking, startle, and grasp reflexes. | | | The condition can cause hemorrhaging in late pregnancy or make vaginal delivery impossible. | | | A normal reflex curling of the toes, especially in children over one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot. |
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| | The Canadian Academy of Homeopathy - Articles by Dr. André Saine |
| | The most important tests are examination of the deep tendon reflexes, the plantar reflex, the presence of clonus and nystagmus, the gait (especially when challenged by having the patient to walk heel-to-toe or on the heels, etc), the sensations, especially the sense of vibration and finally the fundus of the eyes. | | | Over and above this, a good physical and neurological exam of the MS patient will provide many objective signs that are extremely helpful in evaluating the response of the patient to the treatment and in important prognostic clues. | | | What are the most important symptoms on which we should base our prescription? |
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| | Diabetic Neuropathy |
| | With regard to diabetic peripheral neuropathy chiefly affecting one foot, what connection might: foot drop, absent Achilles reflex (unilaterally), plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spurs, metatarsalgia, flacciidity, and sculpting have to Charcot joint disease? | | | Charot foot is an arthritic condition that has its origins in nerve damaged caused by diabetes. | | | The Dorsal Night Splint was designed for use while sleeping, at rest, or during careful household ambulation. |
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| | Refined Examination of the Nervous System: PCM 229-232 |
| | Facial sensation and corneal reflex; latter not required on every patient | | | Voluntary palatal movement; gag reflex in selected cases | | | Tendon reflexes - biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, knee, ankle |
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| | The Screening Neurologic Exam |
| | Technique: Facial sensation, corneal reflex, masseter, jaw jerk | | | Technique: Place the muscle in an active position and ask the patient to resist | | | Abnormal Plantar Response: Extension of the great toe and fanning of other toes implies upper motor neuron dysfunction. |
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| | sole reflex - definition from Biology-Online.org |
| | The response to tactile stimulation of the ball of the foot, normally plantar flexion of the toes; the pathologic response is Babinski's sign. |
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