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Record 1 1990-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Sustained clonus, i.e. contractions which continue as long as stretch is applied, reflects exaggerated tendon reflexes as a result of damage to the pyramidal pathway and is a "hard" neurological sign.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

L'exagération du réflexe achilléen s'accompagne habituellement d'un clonus du pied qui se recherche de la façon suivante : on saisit l'avant-pied et on fléchit brusquement le pied sur la jambe; on provoque une succession rythmée de mouvements d'extension du pied, persistant aussi longtemps qu'on maintient une certaine pression sur l'avant-pied. Ce clonus inépuisable ou clonus vrai diffère du faux clonus, fait de quelques secousses vite épuisées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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