Sentence examples for ankle jerk from inspiring English sources

Early symptoms, which usually occur between the ages of two and six, include a waddling gait, frequent falling, difficulty in getting up from a lying or sitting position, enlargement of the calf muscles, inability to raise the knees, and disappearance of a normal knee or ankle jerk; symptoms become more obvious as the child ages.

The right patella tendon reflex was normal and the right ankle jerk reflex was diminished.

In initial assessments, all patients had bilateral symmetrical weakness both proximal and distal, absent or diminished deep reflexes mainly the ankle jerk; 5 (25%) patients had equivocal planter response; 4 (20%) had unilateral facial palsy; 3 (15%) had facial diplegia; and 3 (15%) had bulbar symptoms.

Delayed relaxation after testing the ankle jerk reflex is a characteristic sign in hypothyroidism and is associated with the severity of the hormone deficit.

Knee and ankle jerk reflexes were clearly increased, but plantar responses were normal.

The knee jerk reflex is usually reduced or absent on the affected side with preservation of ankle jerk unless affected by distal polyneuropathy.

Deep tendon reflexes were 1+ in the arms, trace at the knees, and she lacked ankle jerks.

Power in hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion was reduced on the left and the ankle jerks were absent bilaterally.

Reflexes: Ankle jerks were delayed and plantar responses flexor.

Patient 10, being treated with pyridoxine, developed a severe neuropathy with persistent loss of ankle jerks.

On examination of the patient the neuropathy manifests itself as proximal and distal neurogenic limb weakness, absent ankle jerks and loss of vibration sensation.