Brain's reflex
Encyclopedia
Brain's reflex is the extension of a hemiplegic flexed arm when a quadrupedal posture is assumed by a human subject. It was first described by Russell Brain
, a British neurologist
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Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain
Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain was a British neurologist. He was principal author of the standard work of neurology, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, and longtime editor of the eponymous neurological medical journal titled Brain...
, a British neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
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