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Gordon reflex

MedGen UID:
866701
•Concept ID:
C4021048
•
Finding
Synonym: Gordon sign
 
HPO: HP:0030181

Definition

Dorsal extension of the big toe, sometimes accompanied by fanning of the other toes, elicited by compressing the calf muscles (a normal response is no movement of the big toe). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Universal newborn eye screening: a systematic review of the literature and review of international guidelines.
Malik AN, Evans JR, Gupta S, Mariotti S, Gordon I, Bowman R, Gilbert C
J Glob Health 2022 Oct 21;12:12003. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.12003. PMID: 36269293Free PMC Article
Testing and Clinical Management of Health Care Personnel Potentially Exposed to Hepatitis C Virus - CDC Guidance, United States, 2020.
Moorman AC, de Perio MA, Goldschmidt R, Chu C, Kuhar D, Henderson DK, Naggie S, Kamili S, Spradling PR, Gordon SC, Russi MB, Teshale EH
MMWR Recomm Rep 2020 Jul 24;69(6):1-8. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.rr6906a1. PMID: 32701942Free PMC Article
Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: moving beyond the asthma algorithm.
Gordon E, Lazarus SC
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Nov;124(5):873-80; quiz 881-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.040. PMID: 19895979

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The vestibular symptomatology of Machado-Joseph Disease.
Elyoseph Z, Geisinger D, Zaltzman R, Mintz M, Gordon CR
J Vestib Res 2024;34(2-3):159-167. doi: 10.3233/VES-230038. PMID: 37661905
(Un)making labor invisible: A syllabus.
Anthony P, Broad J, Chacko X, Dorner Z, Kaplan J, Yıldırım D
Hist Sci 2023 Dec;61(4):608-624. doi: 10.1177/00732753231180954. PMID: 38037375
Anophthalmic Ptosis and the Effects of Enucleation on Upper Eyelid Function.
Custer PL, Maamari RN, Huecker JB, Gordon MO
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 May-Jun 01;37(3S):S80-S84. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001823. PMID: 32852373
"Selfie-epilepsy": A novel photosensitivity.
Brna PM, Gordon KG
Seizure 2017 Apr;47:5-8. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.02.009. PMID: 28273589
The neurological complications of achondroplasia.
Gordon N
Brain Dev 2000 Jan;22(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(99)00075-3. PMID: 10761826

Diagnosis

The vestibular symptomatology of Machado-Joseph Disease.
Elyoseph Z, Geisinger D, Zaltzman R, Mintz M, Gordon CR
J Vestib Res 2024;34(2-3):159-167. doi: 10.3233/VES-230038. PMID: 37661905
Baroreflex function and postprandial hypotension in older adults.
Madden KM, Feldman B, Meneilly GS
Clin Auton Res 2021 Apr;31(2):273-280. Epub 2020 Feb 15 doi: 10.1007/s10286-020-00671-8. PMID: 32062813
"Selfie-epilepsy": A novel photosensitivity.
Brna PM, Gordon KG
Seizure 2017 Apr;47:5-8. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.02.009. PMID: 28273589
The Gordon-Hey reflex.
Bruyn GW, Voswinckel P
J Hist Neurosci 2002 Jun;11(2):174-9. doi: 10.1076/jhin.11.2.174.15187. PMID: 12122808
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
Gordon N
Brain Dev 1996 Jul-Aug;18(4):257-62. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(96)00037-x. PMID: 8879643

Therapy

Frequency-dependent tuning of the human vestibular "sixth sense" by transcranial oscillatory currents.
Rossi S, Cinti A, Viberti F, Benelli A, Neri F, De Monte D, Giannotta A, Romanella S, Smeralda C, Donniacuo A, Prattichizzo D, Pasqualetti P, Santarnecchi E, Mandalà M
Clin Neurophysiol 2023 Sep;153:123-132. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.06.013. PMID: 37481873
Ptosis Sensitivity Threshold for the Lay Observer.
Gordon MJ, Christenbury JG, Bokman CL, Rootman DB, Goldberg RA
Ann Plast Surg 2018 Sep;81(3):364-366. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001524. PMID: 29905610
"Selfie-epilepsy": A novel photosensitivity.
Brna PM, Gordon KG
Seizure 2017 Apr;47:5-8. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.02.009. PMID: 28273589
Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: moving beyond the asthma algorithm.
Gordon E, Lazarus SC
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Nov;124(5):873-80; quiz 881-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.040. PMID: 19895979
Some excitatory and inhibitory factors involved in the epileptic state.
Aird RB, Gordon NS
Brain Dev 1993 Jul-Aug;15(4):299-304. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(93)90028-7. PMID: 8250154

Prognosis

Pre-pandemic electrodermal activity predicts current COVID-related fears: household size during lockdown as a moderating factor.
Horesh D, Milstein N, Tomashin A, Mayo O, Gordon I
Stress 2022 Jan;25(1):22-29. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1080/10253890.2021.2006179. PMID: 34812098
Pre-pandemic autonomic nervous system activity predicts mood regulation expectancies during COVID-19 in Israel.
Gordon I, Horesh D, Milstein N, Tomashin A, Mayo O, Korisky A
Psychophysiology 2021 Nov;58(11):e13910. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1111/psyp.13910. PMID: 34329495Free PMC Article
Group-level physiological synchrony and individual-level anxiety predict positive affective behaviors during a group decision-making task.
Gordon I, Wallot S, Berson Y
Psychophysiology 2021 Sep;58(9):e13857. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1111/psyp.13857. PMID: 34096065Free PMC Article
Previous Institutionalization Is Followed by Broader Amygdala-Hippocampal-PFC Network Connectivity during Aversive Learning in Human Development.
Silvers JA, Lumian DS, Gabard-Durnam L, Gee DG, Goff B, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Flannery J, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Tottenham N
J Neurosci 2016 Jun 15;36(24):6420-30. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0038-16.2016. PMID: 27307231Free PMC Article
Organization of voluntary movement.
Ghez C, Hening W, Gordon J
Curr Opin Neurobiol 1991 Dec;1(4):664-71. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(05)80046-7. PMID: 1822314

Clinical prediction guides

Aerosol and droplet generation in upper and lower GI endoscopy: whole procedure and event-based analysis.
Phillips F, Crowley J, Warburton S, Gordon GSD, Parra-Blanco A
Gastrointest Endosc 2022 Oct;96(4):603-611.e0. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.05.018. PMID: 35659608Free PMC Article
Ptosis Sensitivity Threshold for the Lay Observer.
Gordon MJ, Christenbury JG, Bokman CL, Rootman DB, Goldberg RA
Ann Plast Surg 2018 Sep;81(3):364-366. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001524. PMID: 29905610
Consistency of the Babinski reflex and its variants.
Singerman J, Lee L
Eur J Neurol 2008 Sep;15(9):960-4. Epub 2008 Jul 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02219.x. PMID: 18637037
Lifestyle intervention for pre-diabetic neuropathy.
Smith AG, Russell J, Feldman EL, Goldstein J, Peltier A, Smith S, Hamwi J, Pollari D, Bixby B, Howard J, Singleton JR
Diabetes Care 2006 Jun;29(6):1294-9. doi: 10.2337/dc06-0224. PMID: 16732011
Organization of voluntary movement.
Ghez C, Hening W, Gordon J
Curr Opin Neurobiol 1991 Dec;1(4):664-71. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(05)80046-7. PMID: 1822314

Recent systematic reviews

Universal newborn eye screening: a systematic review of the literature and review of international guidelines.
Malik AN, Evans JR, Gupta S, Mariotti S, Gordon I, Bowman R, Gilbert C
J Glob Health 2022 Oct 21;12:12003. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.12003. PMID: 36269293Free PMC Article
Affect-induced reflex seizures (AIRS): A case series based on a systematic literature review.
Randhawa J, Hrazdil CT, Hassan I
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Mar;92:18-25. Epub 2018 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.10.036. PMID: 30599458

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