ABSTRACT
The palmo-mental reflex has been described, together with other neurological signs, in senile dementia. It is, however, found in normal adults, where its frequency increases with age. In vascular hemiplegia it has a considerably higher incidence, nevertheless it is not a sign of mental deterioration.
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Hemiplegia/physiopathology , Reflex/physiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Dominance, Cerebral , Functional Laterality , Hemiplegia/diagnosis , Hemiplegia/psychology , Humans , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Middle AgedABSTRACT
A prospective brain scanning study using technetium 99m pertechnetate was performed in 84 patients with cerebral infarction. No correlation was found between vascular angiographic findings and the frequency of positive scans. A comparison with clinical motor and mental evaluation showed a good correlation between abnormal scans (58 percent) and poor initial test resutls. A half-life of 17 days characterized the time course of positive scans according to their density and abnormal radioisotopic uptake area.
