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crossed extensor reflex [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Extension of one extremity in response to elicitation of a flexor reflex in the contralateral limb. It is indicative of a partial or incomplete spinal lesion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Réflexe de défense consistant, en plus du triple retrait observé lors de la recherche du réflexe des raccourcisseurs, en un allongement du membre inférieur opposé.

OBS

Le terme «réflexe de l'allongement croisé» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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