Investigate how vestibulospinal pathways contribute to spasticity and abnormal muscle co-activation after stroke, and advance our understanding of brainstem circuit mechanisms underlying motor ...
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What Is Clonus?

Clonus is an abnormal reflex response that produces involuntary, repetitive, and rhythmic muscle contractions when a muscle is stretched. This abnormal reflex is typically a sign of an upper motor ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old woman in good health. I recently saw a neurologist about my almost daily migraines. I also noted a feeling across the top of my right foot (and partway around it) ...
A neuroskeletal-muscular examination is done to evaluate neck pain. As with all physical examinations, it begins with inspection and palpation. A cursory examination is performed to identify ...
The startle response, often recorded as an eye-blink reflex, is a defensive measure believed to reflect emotional processing. Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) show abnormal startle-reflex ...
An abnormal red reflex finding most likely reflects an underlying ocular pathology in infants, but finding a normal red reflex during screening does not altogether exclude ocular disease. The American ...