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Eponyms in category: Reflexes

83 main and alternative entries found.

Aschner-Dagnini bulbus pressure test (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini))

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Aschner’s bulbus reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini))

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Aschner’s oculocardial reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini))

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Aschner’s phenomenon (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini))

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Babkin's reflex

Congenital, not conditioned reflex in newborn.

Balduzzi's reflex

So called contralateral reflex of the abductors of the leg.

Barraquer's reflex

The grasp reflex.

Bastian-Bruns law or sign

In complete transverse section of the upper spinal cord the reflexes and muscular tone below the level of the lesion are lost.

Bastian’s rule (Bastian-Bruns law or sign)

In complete transverse section of the upper spinal cord the reflexes and muscular tone below the level of the lesion are lost.

Bekhterev's acromial reflex

A physiological, deep muscle reflex. Variant of Galant’s biceps reflex.

Bekhterev's pectoralis reflex

Extension reflex of the pectoralis muscle.

Bekhterev's reflex I

Paradoxical reflex with dilatation of the pupil on exposure to light.

Bekhterev's reflex II

So-called scapulohumeral reflex.

Bekhterev's reflex of eye

A physiological reflex contraction of m. orbicularis oculi on both sides in stroke of the reflex anywhere in the area of the forehead-temple or on the cheekbone.

Bekhterev's reflex of hand

One of the hand-flexor phenomena.

Bekhterev's reflex of the heel

Toe-flexion reflex closely related to the Rossolimi reflex.

Bekhterev-Jacobsohn reflex

A finger flexion reflex which corresponds to the Bekhterev-Mendel foot reflex.

Bekhterev-Mendel reflex (Mendel's reflex)

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Bing's reflex or sign

Pathological reflex in spastic symptom-complexes.

Bogorad's syndrome

Unilateral lacrimation after eating or drinking

Brissaud's reflex

Contraction of tensor fascia latae muscle following stroking or tickling of sole or foot.

Brudziñski's reflex

A sign in meningitis.

Chodzko's reflex

A multiple reflex phenomenon.

Dagnini's reflex (Guido Dagnini)

In hyper-reflexia or pyramidal tract lesions, percussion of the radial aspect of the back of the hand causes adduction and extension.

Dagnini’s reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini))

Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus.

Erb's reflex

So-called biceps femoris reflex.

Erb-Westphal symptom

The most important reflex anomaly seen in tabes dorsalis.

Erb’s sign (Erb-Westphal symptom)

The most important reflex anomaly seen in tabes dorsalis.

Galant's biceps reflex

Little used term for the biceps reflex.

Galant's reflex II

Cephalo-palpebral reflex.

Gordon's finger phenomenon I (Alfred Gordon)

Compression in the forearm muscle or pisiform bone may result in flexion of all fingers or the thumb and forefinger.

Gordon's finger phenomenon II (Alfred Gordon)

Extension and fanning of fingers in active and wide opening of the mouth.

Gordon's knee phenomenon (Gordon's symptom (Alfred Gordon))

A phenomenon of the patellar reflex.

Gordon's paradoxical flexor reflex (Alfred Gordon)

Extension of great toe or all toes produced by firm pressure on deep flexor muscles of calf of leg.

Gordon's phenomenon (Gordon's symptom (Alfred Gordon))

A phenomenon of the patellar reflex.

Gordon's reflexes (Alfred Gordon)

Reflexes characteristic of choreatic (particularly chorea minor) or choreatiform movement disturbances.

Gordon's sign (Gordon's finger phenomenon I (Alfred Gordon))

Compression in the forearm muscle or pisiform bone may result in flexion of all fingers or the thumb and forefinger.

Gordon's symptom (Alfred Gordon)

A phenomenon of the patellar reflex.

Gordon-Schäffer reflex (Gordon's paradoxical flexor reflex (Alfred Gordon))

Extension of great toe or all toes produced by firm pressure on deep flexor muscles of calf of leg.

Guillain's sign

Mediopubic reflex seen in meningism.

Guillain-Alajouanine reflex (Guillain's sign)

Mediopubic reflex seen in meningism.

Guillain-Barré reflex (Erb's reflex)

So-called biceps femoris reflex.

Haab's reflex

Attention reflex with contraction of pupils without alteration of the eye’s position (accommodation or convergence) when attention is on a bright object in the periphery of vision.

Haab-Piltz reflex (Haab's reflex)

Attention reflex with contraction of pupils without alteration of the eye’s position (accommodation or convergence) when attention is on a bright object in the periphery of vision.

Hoffmann's reflex (Johann Hoffmann)

Finger reflex for hyper-reflexia.

Hoffmann’s digital reflex (Johann Hoffmann) (Hoffmann's reflex (Johann Hoffmann))

Finger reflex for hyper-reflexia.

Hoffmann’s sign (Johann Hoffmann) (Hoffmann's reflex (Johann Hoffmann))

Finger reflex for hyper-reflexia.

Jacobsohn’s finger flexion sign (Bekhterev-Jacobsohn reflex)

A finger flexion reflex which corresponds to the Bekhterev-Mendel foot reflex.

Jacobsohn’s sign (Bekhterev-Jacobsohn reflex)

A finger flexion reflex which corresponds to the Bekhterev-Mendel foot reflex.

Kocher's reflex

Contraction of abdominal muscles following moderate compression of the testicle.

Léri's sign

A pyramidal sign, or joint reflex seen in spastic hemiplegia.

Léri’s phenomenon (Léri's sign)

A pyramidal sign, or joint reflex seen in spastic hemiplegia.

Léri’s reflex (Léri's sign)

A pyramidal sign, or joint reflex seen in spastic hemiplegia.

Marie's crossed adduction reflex

Crossed, contralateral adductor reflex.

Marie-Foix manoeuvre and reflex

A manipulation for exciting a flexion reflex in all joints in the lower extremities, and a sign in upper motor neurone paralysis.

Marie’s gekreutzte adduktionsreflexe (German). (Marie's crossed adduction reflex)

Crossed, contralateral adductor reflex.

McCarthy's supraorbital reflex

Percussion above arcus superciliaris (the supraorbital nerve) causes contraction of orbicularis palpebrarum with closure of lids unilaterally or bilaterally.

Mendel's reflex

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Mendel-Bekhterev reflex (Mendel's reflex)

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Mendel-von Bekhterev phenomenon (Mendel's reflex)

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Mendel-von Bekhterev reflex (Mendel's reflex)

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Oppenheim's reflex

A pyramidal sign.

Oppenheim's sign (Oppenheim's reflex)

A pyramidal sign.

Oppenheim's symptom (Oppenheim's reflex)

A pyramidal sign.

Oppenheim’s foot reflex (Oppenheim's reflex)

A pyramidal sign.

Overend Stirnreflex (German) (McCarthy's supraorbital reflex)

Percussion above arcus superciliaris (the supraorbital nerve) causes contraction of orbicularis palpebrarum with closure of lids unilaterally or bilaterally.

Overend's brow reflex (from German: Overend Stirnreflex) (McCarthy's supraorbital reflex)

Percussion above arcus superciliaris (the supraorbital nerve) causes contraction of orbicularis palpebrarum with closure of lids unilaterally or bilaterally.

Razdolskii reflex

A strike of the reflex hammer on the spina iliaca causes a reflexive contraction of the contralateral adductors.

Riddoch's syndrome II

A complex reflex phenomenon elicited by noxic stimuli below the area of a complete transection of the medulla spinalis.

Rosner’ Finger-Daumen-Reflex (German) (Sterlings phenomenon or reflex)

A variant of Rossolimo's finger sign.

Schiff-Sherrington reflex

A grave sign in animals: rigid extension of the forelimbs after damage to the spine.

Schäffer's reflex

Dorsiflexion of great toe and flexion of foot on pinching of the middle portion of the Achilles tendon.

Schäffer’s syndrome (Schäffer's reflex)

Dorsiflexion of great toe and flexion of foot on pinching of the middle portion of the Achilles tendon.

Shurygin's reflex

Auropupillar reflex.

Signe de Bechterew-Mendel (French) (Mendel's reflex)

Tapping the dorsum of foot (area of n Os cuboideum and Os cuneiforme) normally causes extension of 2nd-5th toes. A pyramidal lesion is characteristic by flexion.

Smirnoff's reflex

So-called sterno-brachial reflex.

Snellen's reflex

Congestion of ear when the distal end of the divided auriculotemporal nerve is stimulated.

Sterling-Rosner reflex (Sterlings phenomenon or reflex)

A variant of Rossolimo's finger sign.

Sterlings phenomenon or reflex

A variant of Rossolimo's finger sign.

Sterling’s reflex (Sterlings phenomenon or reflex)

A variant of Rossolimo's finger sign.

Throckmorton's reflex

A variant of Babinski's reflex.

Westphal’s phenomenon or sign (Erb-Westphal symptom)

The most important reflex anomaly seen in tabes dorsalis.