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Abnormal reflex

MedGen UID:
19707
Concept ID:
C0034933
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormal Reflex; Abnormal Reflexes; Reflex, Abnormal; Reflexes, Abnormal
SNOMED CT: Abnormal reflex (46670006)
 
HPO: HP:0031826

Definition

Any anomaly of a reflex, i.e., of an automatic response mediated by the nervous system (a reflex does not need the intervention of conscious thought to occur). [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Brody myopathy
MedGen UID:
371441
Concept ID:
C1832918
Disease or Syndrome
Brody disease (BROD) is an autosomal recessive skeletal muscle disorder characterized by exercise-induced muscle stiffness and cramps primarily affecting the arms, legs, and eyelids, although more generalized muscle involvement may also occur. Symptom onset is most often in the first decade, but many patients present and are diagnosed later in life. Skeletal muscle biopsy typically shows variation in fiber size, increased internal nuclei, and atrophy of type II muscle fibers. Rare patients have been reported to develop malignant hyperthermia after administration of anesthesia, suggesting that patients with the disorder should be tested. The disorder results from defective relaxation of fast-twitch (type II) skeletal muscle fibers due to defects in calcium homeostasis and reuptake in the muscle fiber (summary by Odermatt et al., 2000 and Molenaar et al., 2020).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

DePalma MG
JAAPA 2020 Aug;33(8):8-11. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000684112.91641.4c. PMID: 32740106
Kuwabara S, Sekiguchi Y, Misawa S
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):215-219. Epub 2016 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.11.009. PMID: 27923188
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Zafeiriou DI
Pediatr Neurol 2004 Jul;31(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.01.012. PMID: 15246484

Diagnosis

Cowan H, Lakra C, Desai M
BMJ 2020 Oct 2;371:m3596. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3596. PMID: 33008797
Morice AH
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Therapy

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DePalma MG
JAAPA 2020 Aug;33(8):8-11. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000684112.91641.4c. PMID: 32740106
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Prognosis

Kuwabara S, Sekiguchi Y, Misawa S
Clin Neurophysiol 2017 Jan;128(1):215-219. Epub 2016 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.11.009. PMID: 27923188
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Teener JW
Semin Neurol 2012 Nov;32(5):512-6. Epub 2013 May 15 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1334470. PMID: 23677659
Zafeiriou DI
Pediatr Neurol 2004 Jul;31(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.01.012. PMID: 15246484
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Clinical prediction guides

Rojas Cerón CA, Galvis Arias D, García-Perdomo HA
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Zafeiriou DI
Pediatr Neurol 2004 Jul;31(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.01.012. PMID: 15246484

Recent systematic reviews

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