...value. The term " extensor response " is proposed for this form of the plantar reflex. (6) In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord, the extensor...cases the plantar reflex is often difficult to elicit, and there is frequently no response in the foot, but in such cases a response may usually be observed...

...hemiplegia (on the paralysed side), Friedreich's disease, syringo-myelia, amyotropmc lateral sclerosis. (7) In functional cases the plantar reflex is often...(8) In tabes dorsalis the plantar reflex was found entirely absent in 20 per cent. of cases. The response, when present, is always the flexor form, and...

...of reflex is never found under other conditions, and is a sign of great clinical value. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord the extensor response...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs." (Here he differs from Babinski (qv above), who states that the plantar reflex also is abolished in...

...value. The term "extensor response" is proposed for this form of the plantar reflex. 5. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord, the extensor...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs. 6. In functional cases the plantar reflex is often difficult to elicit, and there is frequently no...

...110 VOL. CXLI, No. 5.] BOSTON MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL. sign of great cliuical value. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord the " extensor...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs. In functional cases the reflex is hard to elicit and there is often no reepouse in the foot, but the...

...of reflex is never found under other conditions, and is a sign of great clinical value. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord the extensor response...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs." (Here he differs from Babinski (<jv above), who states that the plantar reflex also is abolished in...

...of reflex is never found under other conditions, and is a sign of great clinical value. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord the extensor response...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs." (Here he differs from Babinski (qv above), who states th-t the plantar reflex also is abolished in...

...the presence of a foot clonus is due to functional disturbance or to an organic lesion. In cases of total transverse lesion of the cord, the extensor...only reflex phenomenon present in the lower limbs. In tabes the plantar reflex is lost in twenty per cent of cases. The response, when present, is often...