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Absent patellar reflexes- MedGen UID:
- 643630
- •Concept ID:
- C0558844
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- Finding
Absence of the knee jerk reflex, which can normally be elicited by tapping the patellar tendon with a reflex hammer just below the patella.
Absent Achilles reflex- MedGen UID:
- 108240
- •Concept ID:
- C0558845
- •
- Finding
Absence of the Achilles reflex (also known as the ankle jerk reflex), which can normally be elicited by tapping the tendon is tapped while the foot is dorsiflexed.
Pes cavus- MedGen UID:
- 675590
- •Concept ID:
- C0728829
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- Congenital Abnormality
An increase in height of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot that does not flatten on weight bearing (i.e., a distinctly hollow form of the sole of the foot when it is bearing weight).
Hammertoe- MedGen UID:
- 209712
- •Concept ID:
- C1136179
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- Anatomical Abnormality
Hyperextension of the metatarsal-phalangeal joint with hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.
Distal lower limb muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 324514
- •Concept ID:
- C1836450
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- Finding
Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the legs.
Distal upper limb muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 461970
- •Concept ID:
- C3150620
- •
- Finding
Reduced strength of the distal musculature of the arms.
Steppage gait- MedGen UID:
- 98105
- •Concept ID:
- C0427149
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- Finding
An abnormal gait pattern that arises from weakness of the pretibial and peroneal muscles due to a lower motor neuron lesion. Affected patients have footdrop and are unable to dorsiflex and evert the foot. The leg is lifted high on walking so that the toes clear the ground, and there may be a slapping noise when the foot strikes the ground again.
Hyporeflexia- MedGen UID:
- 195967
- •Concept ID:
- C0700078
- •
- Finding
Reduction of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.
Peripheral demyelination- MedGen UID:
- 451074
- •Concept ID:
- C0878575
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- Pathologic Function
A loss of myelin from the internode regions along myelinated nerve fibers of the peripheral nervous system.
Impaired vibratory sensation- MedGen UID:
- 220959
- •Concept ID:
- C1295585
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- Finding
A decrease in the ability to perceive vibration. Clinically, this is usually tested with a tuning fork which vibrates at 128 Hz and is applied to bony prominences such as the malleoli at the ankles or the metacarpal-phalangeal joints. There is a slow decay of vibration from the tuning fork. The degree of vibratory sense loss can be crudely estimated by counting the number of seconds that the examiner can perceive the vibration longer than the patient.
Impaired pain sensation- MedGen UID:
- 373348
- •Concept ID:
- C1837522
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- Finding
Reduced ability to perceive painful stimuli.
Distal sensory impairment- MedGen UID:
- 335722
- •Concept ID:
- C1847584
- •
- Finding
An abnormal reduction in sensation in the distal portions of the extremities.
Onion bulb formation- MedGen UID:
- 376237
- •Concept ID:
- C1847906
- •
- Finding
Repeated episodes of segmental demyelination and remyelination lead to the accumulation of supernumerary Schwann cells around axons, which is referred to as onion bulb formation. This finding affects peripheral nerves.
Axonal regeneration- MedGen UID:
- 340241
- •Concept ID:
- C1854454
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- Finding
The presence of axonal regeneration following a previous axonal lesion.
Distal lower limb amyotrophy- MedGen UID:
- 324515
- •Concept ID:
- C1836451
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- Disease or Syndrome
Muscular atrophy of distal leg muscles.
Distal upper limb amyotrophy- MedGen UID:
- 867223
- •Concept ID:
- C4021581
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- Disease or Syndrome
Muscular atrophy of distal arm muscles.
- Abnormality of limbs
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Abnormality of the nervous system