The Crossed Flexor Plantar Response in Patients with Klippel-Feil Syndrome

The plantar reflex is one of most important and widely tested components of the neurological examination. We describe 3 subjects with Klippel-Feil syndrome and mirror movements where unilateral cutaneous stimulation of the foot leads to flexor plantar responses in both feet. We discuss the evidence...

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Autores principales: Sadnicka, Anna, Farmer, Simon F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28626413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000474935
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Sumario:The plantar reflex is one of most important and widely tested components of the neurological examination. We describe 3 subjects with Klippel-Feil syndrome and mirror movements where unilateral cutaneous stimulation of the foot leads to flexor plantar responses in both feet. We discuss the evidence which suggests that this “crossed flexor” plantar response reveals a transcortical pathway for the flexor plantar response.

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