Clinical Implication of Long-Standing Delayed Plantar Reflex after Spinal Cord Injury: Case report .
- Author:
Hyun Yoon KO
1
;
Ho Joon PARK
;
Jong Eon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal cord injury;
Deep tendon reflex;
Delayed plantar reflex;
Common peroneal nerve;
Babinski sign
- MeSH:
Electromyography;
Head;
Lower Extremity;
Neural Conduction;
Peroneal Nerve;
Reflex*;
Reflex, Babinski;
Reflex, Stretch;
Spasm;
Spinal Cord Injuries*;
Spinal Cord*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2000;24(1):154-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
When recovery of specific reflexes after acute spinal cord injury are delayed or absent, we should consider an acute local complication or other factors that influence reflex function. We observed three spinal cord injury cases with a long-standing delayed plantar reflex and no evolution of Babinski sign despite enough recovery time had passed for the flexor spasm and all deep tendon reflexes of the lower extremities. In these cases we confirmed common peroneal nerve neuropathy at the fibular head by the nerve conduction study and electromyography. Long-standing delayed plantar reflex without evolution of Babinski sign, beyond expected recovery period, would be considered as a sign of local complication such as common peroneal nerve injury.
