0001315 Reduced tendon reflexes

synonym Absent or decreased deep tendon reflexes Decreased to absent deep tendon reflexes Decreased/absent deep tendon reflexes Diminished or absent deep tendon reflexes Diminished or absent tendon reflexes Hypoactive to absent deep tendon reflexes Impaired tendon reflexes Reduced/absent deep tendon reflexes Weak or absent deep tendon reflexes

comment The deep tendon reflex is a monosynaptic reflex arc with sensory and motor nerve components, but the arc is much more vulnerable to sensory nerve damage. Ankle plantar flexion is retained in all but the most severe peripheral neuropathies, and thus loss of the Achilles tendon reflex in an objective indication of a substantial sensory nerve defect.