Hyporeflexia
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| R29.2 | Abnormal reflexes - hyporeflexia |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
As hyporeflexia ( reflection attenuation ) is the attenuation of one or more reflexes referred to in contrast to areflexia , in which the reflexes canceled or hyperreflexia , wherein they are reinforced abnormal.
More common causes include:
- Muscular disorders ( myopathy ), myasthenia
- Nerve disorders ( neuropathy ), poliomyelitis
- Diseases of the spine ( spondylosis )
- Disorders of the electrolyte balance such as hypermagnesaemia , potassium deficiency
- Metabolic disorders such as 3-methylglutacone aciduria, type 4
- Different forms of ataxias
- Poisoning
- Congenital diseases ( syndromes )
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry on hyporeflexia in the Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company
- ^ Dagmar Reiche: Roche Lexicon Medicine Munich [u. a.], Urban & Fischer 2003., keyword “Hyporeflexie”, ISBN 978-3-437-15150-7
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