JNNP

HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER


[Advanced]
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this link to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Add article to my folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Dick, J P R
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Dick, J P R
Related Collections
Right arrow Other Neurology
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2003;74:150-153
© 2003 BMJ Publishing Group

PHYSICAL SIGN

The deep tendon and the abdominal reflexes

J P R Dick

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
J P R Dick, Greater Manchester Neuroscience Centre, Hope Hospital, Salford M8 6HD, UK;
jeremy.dick{at}smuht.nwest.nhs.uk


ABSTRACT
The deep tendon reflexes (and the abdominal reflexes) are important physical signs which have a special place in neurological diagnosis, particularly in early disease when they alone may be abnormal. They act as "hard" signs in situations where clinical assessment is complicated by patient anxiety, and become more useful as clinical experience develops.

Keywords: reflexes; deep tendon reflex; abdominal reflex






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER
Terms and conditions relating to subscriptions purchased online  ¦  Website terms and conditions  ¦  Privacy policy
Copyright © 2003 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.