Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Increased reflexes Increased deep tendon reflexes
Term information
- UMLS:C0151889
- SNOMEDCT_US:86854008
Reflexes are graded according to the following scale: 0=absent; 1=present but diminished; 2=normoactive; 3=exaggerated; and 4=clonus. Clonus is always abnormal, and a grade 3 reflex may be abnormal if it is asymmetric or if it was previously grade 2 or less.
Term relations
- has part some (
increased rate and
characteristic of some reflex and
has modifier some abnormal)