Interesting question because mine clearly changed in the past 6 months. It is my right side affected right now. I do have some very mild syptoms on my left though.
LA
Didn't finish, hmmm.......
Anyway: +Hoffman R side
hyperactive reflex (typo above)
+Babinski R side
myoclonus
no nystagmus
Romberg un-------- something?
finger to nose------something?
Interesting to see notes on R side issues: it was my LEFT leg that winged out!
And two other undecipherables. Have to say that these records were all hand-written, the other dr's at least have their notes transcribed.
My general question is: can a reflex change from being a seemingly major issue during an event (vertigo) and then tada, I'm back to normal after that?
ummm........Hypochondriac alert? :-(
Thanks,
Suzanne
Can a reflex change? For example, during a vertigo incident, my leg winged out so far that on return it smacked against the exam table. Boy we all jumped!
That report has +Hoffmans R side
hyperreactive reflex
Upon visiting my pcp and then the neuro, it was noted that my reflexes were normal. I think the neuro noted that they were a 2.
Thank Quix,
That was the one exam all 3 neurologist tested for. The summer my leg seemed to be extra sensitive and would send very uncomfortable sensations up my leg into my body. This was the first time there was that extra bounce. Three bounces actually.
LA
The extra bounce is called "unsustained clonus" and is, by definition pathological. It indicates a (depending on the scale being used) a 3.5 or 4+ reflex.
Quix
Thanks! Do you ever leave the doctor wondering why you just didn't ask! I am going to ask about this next time I see the doc.
Is hyperreflexia normal? Is it an MS thing?
LA
Sounds like hyperreflexia to me...that extra BOUNCE in the leg. My right leg especially gives a nice extra kick on the way down, and kicks waaaaay up to begin with. Got one neuro who calls that a +2 (i.e., normal) and another who calls it pathological. Aren't neuros fun?
E