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What does a hyperreflexic ankle jerk look like?
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Very brisk motion: The ankle jerk or achilles tendon reflex tests the L5 + s1 nerve roots. Striking the achilles tendon with a reflex hammer rsults in an involuntary pointing of the foot. With hyperreflexia the motion is brisk, exargerated and quick.
Answered 1/15/2015
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Ankle Relex : The best way i discribe it is a violent dorsiflextion of the foot where foot jerks toward the leg.
Answered 5/4/2013
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