Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia:
• Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke, Acute spinal cord injury
Generalized Hyporeflexia:
• Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia, Hypothyroidism, Deep coma (any cause), Severe polyneuropathy (e.g. Guillain-Barré syndrome)
Focal Hyperreflexia:
• Delayed finding in stroke, Delayed finding in spinal cord injury, Early ALS
Generalized Hyperreflexia:
• Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia, Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome, Eclampsia, Late ALS
- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedi
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