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They are essentially phenomena of decerebrate rigidity. The lower extremities are extended and adducted, the forearm pronated the wrist and hand often flexed and generally everted or supinated.

Under reflexes are generally included deep (or tendon and periosteal) and superficial or cutaneous reflexes. To these may be added pathologic reflexes of spinal automatism and other organic reflexes. The value of Read the rest of this entry »

Between the waves a movement, so to speak, there is bizarre posturing of the body and limbs. After a time contractures of the muscles, especially of the feet and torsion of the pelvis become permanent features, in addition to the movement. Myoclonus is a sudden, regular or irregular contraction of a muscle which does not usually produce movement. It appears as if the muscle responded to a faradic current. These spasmodic Contractions generally are observed in the limbs but may be seem in the body and face. Hiccup is a spasmodic myoclonus of the diaphragm. Read the rest of this entry »

Athetoid movements are slow, irregular, and objectively purposeless, not without an apparent pattern. They are observed mainly in the fingers and toes, in the form of flexion and extension and spreading of the digits. The movements are practically constant and not infrequently accompanied by synkinesias that is associated movements in order parts of the body, limbs and face. Athetosis must be distinguished from pseudo – Athetosis which is seen mainly Read the rest of this entry »

Tremor is the most common of all abnormal movements. When it present one notes in location (the head, eyelids, lips, the jaw, tongue, arms or legs), rate, amplitude, and rhythm. The tremor may be designated as slow, moderate or rapid (4, 5, 6, 8, or 10 oscillations per second), coarse, medium or the fine, and regular or irregular.

The tremor may occur while Read the rest of this entry »