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areflexia

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areflexia /are·flex·ia/ (a″re-flek´se-ah) absence of reflexes.
detrusor areflexia  failure of the detrusor urinae muscle to respond to stimuli, resulting in failure to empty the bladder completely on urination.
a·re·flex·i·a (r-flks-)
n.
The absence of reflexes.
areflexia
[ā′rēflek′sē·ə]
the absence of the reflexes.
areflexia
absence of the reflexes.
detrusor areflexia
a cause of automatic urinary bladder.
areflexia
Neurology An absence of reflexes


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Hypotonia and areflexia developed in 2 children, which might have been a clue that rabies was involved, but these conditions have also been reported in cerebral malaria (14).
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The most probable direct cause is vincristine-induced peripheral sensorimotor neuropathies, which manifest as areflexia, sensory impairment, pain and muscle weak ness, and atrophy most notable in the distal extremities.
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Joy and Johnston (2001) suggest that 90% of people with MS experience bladder dysfunction at some point; detrusor hyperreflexia, detrusor sphincter dyssynergia, and detrusor areflexia are the three most common types.
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