Clinical Evaluation of Achilles Tendon Reflexes and T-reflexes.
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The deep tendon and the abdominal reflexes.
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1880-778X,0034-351X
DOI: 10.2490/jjrm1963.29.823