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Could exuberant knee reflex be a symptom of spinal cord injury?

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Yes: Nerves originating from the brain suppress reflexes to a degree. With certain spinal cord injuries, this suppressive effect is interrupted, and reflexes can be very brisk as a result.

Answered 1/11/2016

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Yes but it would : Need to be correlated with history of patient and other exam findings as well as imaging studies. A brisk reflex can be normal or may be found with certain spinal cord or other neural pathologies.

Answered 12/8/2012

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