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Overly active reflexes (hyperreflexia) Symptom Report

Hyperreflexia is an excessive response of muscle reflexes when a normal stimulus is applied, such as when the physician taps the knee below the kneecap. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Overly active reflexes (hyperreflexia) severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Overly active reflexes (hyperreflexia)

Treatments Patients Take For Overly active reflexes (hyperreflexia)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Swimming
1 1% Swimming: 1%

Report created on November 23, 2009.