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What does hyperreflexia mean?

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Therefore it is a sign that will be found in the context of spasticity of the extremities, with greater or lesser degrees of paralysis and hyperreflexia, without alterations in sensation.
Spasticity, hyperreflexia, clonus, and the Babinski sign are manifestations of pyramidal syndrome.
On neurological examination she had profound bilateral weakness of the lower limbs, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, a positive Babinski sign and a T6 sensory level.
Historically, clinicians have used tests and measures such as ankle clonus, Babinski sign, hyperreflexia, and the Hoffmann sign to screen for cervical myelopathy.
Symptoms: Manifestations of acute overdosage with amphetamines include restlessness, tremor, hyperreflexia, rapid respiration, confusion, assaultiveness, hallucinations, panic states, hyperpyrexia and rhabdomyolysis.
Reported neurological manifestations have included tremor, myoclonus, hyperreflexia, ankle clonus, muscle rigidity, ataxia and incoordination.

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