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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

Undertaking multi-centre randomised controlled trials in primary care: learnings and recommendations from the PULsE-AI trial researchers.
Pollock KG, Dickerson C, Kainth M, Lawton S, Hurst M, Sugrue DM, Arden C, Davies DW, Martin AC, Sandler B, Gordon J, Farooqui U, Clifton D, Mallen C, Rogers J, Hill NR, Camm AJ, Cohen AT
BMC Prim Care 2024 Jan 2;25(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02246-8. PMID: 38166641Free PMC Article
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
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 in Israel: phenotype and genotype of a Jew Yemenite subpopulation.
Zaltzman R, Sharony R, Klein C, Gordon CR
J Neurol 2016 Nov;263(11):2207-2214. Epub 2016 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8251-8. PMID: 27502086

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

(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
"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
Impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3): bedside and search coil evaluation.
Gordon CR, Zivotofsky AZ, Caspi A
J Vestib Res 2014;24(5-6):351-5. doi: 10.3233/VES-140527. PMID: 25564077
Balance dysfunction in childhood anxiety: findings and theoretical approach.
Erez O, Gordon CR, Sever J, Sadeh A, Mintz M
J Anxiety Disord 2004;18(3):341-56. doi: 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00291-8. PMID: 15125981
Electrodermal activity in schizophrenia: a quantitative study using a short interstimulus paradigm.
Lim CL, Gordon E, Harris A, Bahramali H, Li WM, Manor B, Rennie C
Biol Psychiatry 1999 Jan 1;45(1):127-35. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00056-0. PMID: 9894584

Diagnosis

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
Startle disease or hyperekplexia.
Gordon N
Dev Med Child Neurol 1993 Nov;35(11):1015-8. PMID: 8224555

Therapy

Physiological and metabolic functions of the β(3)-adrenergic receptor and an approach to therapeutic achievements.
Samanta S, Bagchi D, Bagchi M
J Physiol Biochem 2024 Nov;80(4):757-774. Epub 2024 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s13105-024-01040-z. PMID: 39145850
"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
Impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3): bedside and search coil evaluation.
Gordon CR, Zivotofsky AZ, Caspi A
J Vestib Res 2014;24(5-6):351-5. doi: 10.3233/VES-140527. PMID: 25564077
Electrodermal activity in schizophrenia: a quantitative study using a short interstimulus paradigm.
Lim CL, Gordon E, Harris A, Bahramali H, Li WM, Manor B, Rennie C
Biol Psychiatry 1999 Jan 1;45(1):127-35. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00056-0. PMID: 9894584
Eye movement and electrodermal responses to threat stimuli in post-traumatic stress disorder.
Bryant RA, Harvey AG, Gordon E, Barry RJ
Int J Psychophysiol 1995 Dec;20(3):209-13. doi: 10.1016/0167-8760(95)00036-4. PMID: 8788223

Prognosis

Differentially tuned responses to restricted versus prolonged awareness of threat: a preliminary fMRI investigation.
Adams RB Jr, Franklin RG Jr, Nelson AJ, Gordon HL, Kleck RE, Whalen PJ, Ambady N
Brain Cogn 2011 Oct;77(1):113-9. Epub 2011 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.05.001. PMID: 21683500
Toward an integrated profile of depression: evidence from the brain resource international database.
Kemp AH, Stephan BC, Hopkinson P, Sumich AL, Paul RH, Clark CR, Gordon E, Bryant RA, Williams LM
J Integr Neurosci 2005 Mar;4(1):95-106. doi: 10.1142/s0219635205000665. PMID: 16035143
Balance dysfunction in childhood anxiety: findings and theoretical approach.
Erez O, Gordon CR, Sever J, Sadeh A, Mintz M
J Anxiety Disord 2004;18(3):341-56. doi: 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00291-8. PMID: 15125981
Mapping the time course of nonconscious and conscious perception of fear: an integration of central and peripheral measures.
Williams LM, Liddell BJ, Rathjen J, Brown KJ, Gray J, Phillips M, Young A, Gordon E
Hum Brain Mapp 2004 Feb;21(2):64-74. doi: 10.1002/hbm.10154. PMID: 14755594Free 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

A comprehensive newborn exam: part I. General, head and neck, cardiopulmonary.
Lewis ML
Am Fam Physician 2014 Sep 1;90(5):289-96. PMID: 25251088
Balance dysfunction in childhood anxiety: findings and theoretical approach.
Erez O, Gordon CR, Sever J, Sadeh A, Mintz M
J Anxiety Disord 2004;18(3):341-56. doi: 10.1016/S0887-6185(02)00291-8. PMID: 15125981
Electrodermal activity in schizophrenia: a quantitative study using a short interstimulus paradigm.
Lim CL, Gordon E, Harris A, Bahramali H, Li WM, Manor B, Rennie C
Biol Psychiatry 1999 Jan 1;45(1):127-35. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00056-0. PMID: 9894584
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
The corneomandibular reflex.
Gordon RM, Bender MB
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1971 Jun;34(3):236-42. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.34.3.236. PMID: 5571310Free PMC Article

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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