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Triceps areflexia

MedGen UID:
1783969
•Concept ID:
C5539437
•
Finding
Synonym: Areflexia of triceps
 
HPO: HP:0033228

Definition

Inability to elicit triceps tendon reflex. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTriceps areflexia

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Activation of elbow extensors during passive stretch of flexors in patients with post-stroke spasticity.
Levin MF, Solomon JM, Shah A, Blanchette AK, Feldman AG
Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Oct;129(10):2065-2074. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.07.007. PMID: 30077867
Correlation of cord signal change with physical examination findings in patients with cervical myelopathy.
Nemani VM, Kim HJ, Piyaskulkaew C, Nguyen JT, Riew KD
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2015 Jan 1;40(1):6-10. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000659. PMID: 25341986
Abnormal development of biceps brachii phasic stretch reflex and persistence of short latency heteronymous reflexes from biceps to triceps brachii in spastic cerebral palsy.
O'Sullivan MC, Miller S, Ramesh V, Conway E, Gilfillan K, McDonough S, Eyre JA
Brain 1998 Dec;121 ( Pt 12):2381-95. doi: 10.1093/brain/121.12.2381. PMID: 9874488
Physiological mechanisms of rigidity in Parkinson's disease.
Berardelli A, Sabra AF, Hallett M
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1983 Jan;46(1):45-53. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.1.45. PMID: 6842199Free PMC Article
Adie's syndrome: some new observations.
Thompson HS
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1977;75:587-626. PMID: 613531Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Tap-Elicited Clonus of the Biceps and Triceps Brachii.
Nishida Y, Ishiguro T, Yokota T
JAMA Neurol 2022 Feb 1;79(2):194. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.4273. PMID: 34807237
Correlation of cord signal change with physical examination findings in patients with cervical myelopathy.
Nemani VM, Kim HJ, Piyaskulkaew C, Nguyen JT, Riew KD
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2015 Jan 1;40(1):6-10. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000659. PMID: 25341986
Minor neurological signs and developmental performance in high risk children at preschool age.
Gosselin J, Amiel-Tison C, Infante-Rivard C, Fouron C, Fouron JC
Dev Med Child Neurol 2002 May;44(5):323-8. doi: 10.1017/s0012162201002158. PMID: 12033718
T-wave response in cervical root lesions.
Schott K, Koenig E
Acta Neurol Scand 1991 Oct;84(4):273-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04953.x. PMID: 1771998
Adie's syndrome: some new observations.
Thompson HS
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1977;75:587-626. PMID: 613531Free PMC Article

Therapy

Hoffmann reflex is increased after 14 days of daily repeated Achilles tendon vibration for the soleus but not for the gastrocnemii muscles.
Lapole T, Pérot C
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2012 Feb;37(1):14-20. Epub 2011 Dec 13 doi: 10.1139/h11-129. PMID: 22148919
Late neural adaptations to electrostimulation resistance training of the plantar flexor muscles.
Jubeau M, Zory R, Gondin J, Martin A, Maffiuletti NA
Eur J Appl Physiol 2006 Sep;98(2):202-11. Epub 2006 Aug 30 doi: 10.1007/s00421-006-0264-z. PMID: 16944193
Abnormal perception of the tonic vibration reflex in idiopathic focal dystonia.
Yoneda Y, Rome S, Sagar HJ, Grünewald RA
Eur J Neurol 2000 Sep;7(5):529-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.t01-1-00102.x. PMID: 11054138
Myotatic reflexes and the on-off effect in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Dufresne JR, Soechting JF, Tolosa ES
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1981 Apr;44(4):315-22. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.44.4.315. PMID: 7241159Free PMC Article
Adie's syndrome: some new observations.
Thompson HS
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1977;75:587-626. PMID: 613531Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Isolated avulsion of the medial head of the triceps tendon: an anatomic study and arthroscopic repair in 2 cases.
Athwal GS, McGill RJ, Rispoli DM
Arthroscopy 2009 Sep;25(9):983-8. Epub 2009 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.020. PMID: 19732636
Minor neurological signs and developmental performance in high risk children at preschool age.
Gosselin J, Amiel-Tison C, Infante-Rivard C, Fouron C, Fouron JC
Dev Med Child Neurol 2002 May;44(5):323-8. doi: 10.1017/s0012162201002158. PMID: 12033718

Clinical prediction guides

Isolated avulsion of the medial head of the triceps tendon: an anatomic study and arthroscopic repair in 2 cases.
Athwal GS, McGill RJ, Rispoli DM
Arthroscopy 2009 Sep;25(9):983-8. Epub 2009 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.020. PMID: 19732636
Minor neurological signs and developmental performance in high risk children at preschool age.
Gosselin J, Amiel-Tison C, Infante-Rivard C, Fouron C, Fouron JC
Dev Med Child Neurol 2002 May;44(5):323-8. doi: 10.1017/s0012162201002158. PMID: 12033718
Abnormal development of biceps brachii phasic stretch reflex and persistence of short latency heteronymous reflexes from biceps to triceps brachii in spastic cerebral palsy.
O'Sullivan MC, Miller S, Ramesh V, Conway E, Gilfillan K, McDonough S, Eyre JA
Brain 1998 Dec;121 ( Pt 12):2381-95. doi: 10.1093/brain/121.12.2381. PMID: 9874488
Pathological stretch reflexes on the "good" side of hemiparetic patients.
Thilmann AF, Fellows SJ, Garms E
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1990 Mar;53(3):208-14. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.53.3.208. PMID: 2324753Free PMC Article
Adie's syndrome: some new observations.
Thompson HS
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1977;75:587-626. PMID: 613531Free PMC Article

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