Introduction The Hoffmann reflex (H reflex) is one of the most studied reflexes in human neurophysiological literature. Detection of the H reflex is useful in the diagnosis of early polyneuropathy, S1 radiculopathy, early GBS, tibial neuropathy and sciatica, and sacral plexopathy. The H reflex is also used as a tool to measure the excitability of the nervous components of the arc, regardless of the sensitivity of the sensory organs.
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