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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.
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Comments: 1March 13th, 2012 by admin
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
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Comments: 3March 1st, 2012 by admin
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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
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Although one generally finds it easy to elicit the reflexes after one has acquired some experiences it is necessary to make sure that the patient relaxes his limbs and that his attention is distracted from the tests. One should strike the tendon and not the muscle, because in the latter case one tests myotatic irritability and not the tendon reflex. For the deep reflexes it is well to place the limb or muscle in the half way position between contraction and relaxation.
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Comments: 4March 12th, 2010 by admin
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The forearm is placed halfway between flexion and extension and slightly pronated (the biceps being also a supinator) and the thumb or finger on the tendon. A blow on the digit results in flexion of the forearm. The reflex arc is by way of the musculocutaneous nerve and the fifth and sixth cervical segments. The triceps reflex. The forearm is held by the examiner, partly flexed at the elbow and the tendon struck just above the olecranon process. Extension’s of the forearm results. Reflex arc: radial nerve and the sixth and seventh cervical segments.
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