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Erb's reflex
Also known as:
Guillain-Barré reflex
Associated persons:
Jean-Alexandre Barré
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
Georges Charles Guillain
Description:
So-called biceps femoris reflex. A stroke with the reflex hammer on the m. biceps femoris above where it is attached to the Caput fibulae causes a contraction of the m. biceps femoris. This is visible from the tension of the tendons.
Bibliography:
- W. H. Erb:
Über Sehnenreflexe.
Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, Berlin, 1875, 5: 792.
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