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Reduced reflexes
Reduced reflexes is a symptom in which some or all of a person's muscle reflexes (such as the knee-jerk reflex) are slower than normal. This can be due to medications, chemical imbalances, spinal cord or nerve injuries, muscle disorders, etc.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing severe back pain, low back pain, reduced spinal flexibility, curved spine, reduced reflexes, popping or snapping sound from shou...
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A 35-year old male asked:
In inguinal hernia repair surgery if some of the cremasteric fibres/muscles gets excised will it cause reduced/absent cremasteric reflexes that side?
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If a nerve impingement at S1level is released by any means, will the previously recorded reduced H-reflex at S1 level return to its normal value?
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How significant it is to have a reduced H-reflex at S1 level when I already suffer from L5/S1 disc herniation with nerve compression?what does it mean
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A 20-year old male asked:
I just had an EMG test done and the doctor that performed it first checked my reflex in my ankle and said it was reduced but my EMG was normal. How?
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Nerve Conduction Study normal but neurologist noted that right ankle reflex was reduced. How can that be if the nerve study was normal?
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A 26-year old female asked:
She appears cachectic & had wasting of her right APB, with reduced power Rt finger abduction, as well as in her in left hip flexion. Her tone was normal, reflexes were depressed and absent in the ankles with downgoing plantars what does this mean??
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A 42-year old female asked:
Hi, I have elevated ESR (50), normal crp, muscles twitches, reduced right knee patellar reflex & sometimes sore calves. What could cause this?
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A 28-year old male asked:
How can this reflex be controlled ?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: neurally mediated reflex syncope?
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Symptoms of acid reflex?
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Could everyone have a gag reflex?
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When do babies Moro reflex goes away?
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How to overcome a real big gag reflex?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Why was my plantar reflex unresponsive!
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is no reflex in knees a cause for concern?
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What does an absent plantar reflex mean ??
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What do reflex numbers mean in an ANA test?
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Would acid reflex be deadly if left untreated?
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Will acid reflex always show up on a endoscopy?
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Please explain what it means if I have no patellar reflex?
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Is there a way to learn to control a sensitive gag reflex?
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