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Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2016; 35(04): 304-306
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1579659
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The Corneomandibular Reflex and the race of the reflexes: Clinical and Historical Aspects

O reflexo córneo-mandibular e a corrida dos reflexos: aspectos clínicos e históricos
Timóteo A. L. Almeida
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São Vivente de Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
,
Ricardo M. Camelo
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
,
Fernanda G. B. Araújo
3   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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01 December 2015

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24 February 2016 (online)

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Abstract

The corneomandibular reflex was first described in 1902 by German doctor Von Sölder, who reported the presence of the reflex in patients and in the general population. For him, the corneomandibular reflex represented an exaggeration of the normal response. This was one of the more than 250 reflexes described in the beginning of the 20th century, during the so called "race of the reflexes".

Resumo

O reflexo córneo-mandibular foi descrito pela primeira vez em 1902 pelo alemão Von Sölder, que relatou a presença de reflexos em pacientes e indivíduos normais. Segundo ele, o reflexo córneo-mandibular representa um exagero da resposta convencional. Este é um dos mais de 250 reflexos descritos no início do século XX, durante a chamada "corrida dos reflexos".

Keywords

corneomandibular reflex - historical note - semiology

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reflexo córneo-mandibular - nota histórica - semiologia
 

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