Usually, absent reflexes are caused by an issue with the nerves in the tendon and muscle. You may have other muscle symptoms along with areflexia, like weakness, twitching, or atrophy.

Each spinal nerve comprises motor and sensory nerve fibers. Receptors present in the skin transmit signals to the spinal cord via sensory nerve fibers, which enter the spinal cord via the dorsal root.

There was no facial weakness. On examination, she had increased tone and reflexes on the left side with a left Babinski sign. Schwannoma: (Left) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI; (Right) ...

Editorial Published: 21 August 2002 Sacral root stimulation Milos R Popovic Spinal Cord 40, 431 (2002) Cite this article ...

In this case, the spinal cord compression resulted in the brisk reflexes and weakness in the right lower extremity, while the nerve root compression resulted in the paresthesias down the right arm and ...

September 17, 2023 Suprasacral spinal cord lesions are prone to have neurogenic detrusor overactivity leading to urinary incontinence. Current medical management has known side-effects and often ...

Decades ago, Dr. Tracey and his colleagues discovered the role the vagus nerve plays in controlling our body’s immune response, defining it as the inflammatory reflex.