Deep tendon reflexes demonstrate the homeostasis between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. When these reflexes are disrupted, hyperreflexia (disease induced) or hyporeflexia/areflexia (drug induced) occurs. Although nurses perform deep tendon reflex assessments regularly, it is difficult to ...
Deep tendon reflexes demonstrate the homeo-stasis between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. When these reflexes are disrupted, hyperreflexia (disease induced) or hyporeflexia/areflexia (drug induced) occurs. Although nurses perform deep tendon reflex assessments regularly, it is difficult to ...
Deep tendon reflexes demonstrate the homeo-stasis between the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. When these reflexes are disrupted, hyperreflexia (disease induced) or hyporeflexia/areflexia (drug induced) occurs. Although nurses perform deep tendon reflex assessments regularly, it is difficult to ...
The article “Deep Tendon Reflexes: The What, Why, Where, and How of Tapping” (=-=Nick, 2003-=-) offers a complete review of DTR assessments. The article provides information on why the term deep tendon reflex is a misnomer, why tendons move when tapped, where to assess DTRs, and ...
How to assess tendon reflexes of the lower limb in the elderlyReflexElderlyAnkleKneeRigidityParatoniaBackground: Clinicians frequently experience diffiStark15Richard15J.15Ziff15Monica15Journal of the Neurological Sciences: Official Bulletin of the World Federation of Neurology...
ElderlyAnkleKneeRigidityParatoniaBackground: Clinicians frequently experience difficulty in eliciting the reflexes of elderly patients using standard methods due to paratonia/frontal rigidity. If reflexes are incorrectly thought to be absent, important diagnostic errors may be made. Neurologists use ...