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Delayed diagnosis of brain tumor in a patient with flexor spasms and spastic foot drop
Flexor spasms are involuntary muscle contractions comprising dorsiflexion at the ankle and flexion at the knee and the hip, occurring as a result of nociceptive spinal release reflex. The presence of flexor spasms generally suggests a lesion in the spinal cord. Foot drop is usually seen with lesions...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2771986/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19893685 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.44564 |