Chaddock reflex
(chad′ŏk )
[Charles G. Chaddock, U.S. neurologist, 1861-1936]
1. Extension of the great toe when the outer edge of the dorsum of the foot is stroked. It is present in disease of the corticospinal tract.
2. Flexion of the wrist and fanning of the fingers when the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle is pressed.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Chaddock Reflex." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/0/Chaddock_reflex.
Chaddock reflex. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/0/Chaddock_reflex. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Chaddock reflex. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/0/Chaddock_reflex
Chaddock Reflex [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738372/0/Chaddock_reflex.
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