Bekhterev’s reflex
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Bekhterev’s reflex is a pathological neurological sign involving involuntary toe flexion or extension in response to specific foot stimulation, used in diagnosing corticospinal tract lesions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babinski sign | 1 |
| Bekhterev’s reflex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21793307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bekhterev’s reflex Context triple: [Vladimir Bekhterev, eponym, Bekhterev’s reflex]
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A.
Magendie’s sign
Magendie’s sign is a clinical indicator associated with lesions of the posterior columns of the spinal cord, historically described by the French physiologist François Magendie.
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B.
Kotov Syndrome
Kotov Syndrome is a chess-related psychological phenomenon where a player, after long and intense calculation, becomes mentally exhausted and suddenly makes a blunder or inferior move.
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C.
Stellwag sign
Stellwag sign is a clinical sign of infrequent or incomplete blinking typically associated with Graves’ disease and other forms of exophthalmos.
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D.
Kocher sign
Kocher sign is a clinical indicator associated with hyperthyroidism, particularly Graves' disease, characterized by a lag of the upper eyelid on downward gaze.
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E.
Troisier's sign
Troisier's sign is a clinical finding of an enlarged, hard left supraclavicular lymph node that often indicates underlying abdominal or thoracic malignancy, especially gastric cancer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bekhterev’s reflex Target entity description: Bekhterev’s reflex is a pathological neurological sign involving involuntary toe flexion or extension in response to specific foot stimulation, used in diagnosing corticospinal tract lesions.
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A.
Magendie’s sign
Magendie’s sign is a clinical indicator associated with lesions of the posterior columns of the spinal cord, historically described by the French physiologist François Magendie.
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B.
Kotov Syndrome
Kotov Syndrome is a chess-related psychological phenomenon where a player, after long and intense calculation, becomes mentally exhausted and suddenly makes a blunder or inferior move.
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C.
Stellwag sign
Stellwag sign is a clinical sign of infrequent or incomplete blinking typically associated with Graves’ disease and other forms of exophthalmos.
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D.
Kocher sign
Kocher sign is a clinical indicator associated with hyperthyroidism, particularly Graves' disease, characterized by a lag of the upper eyelid on downward gaze.
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E.
Troisier's sign
Troisier's sign is a clinical finding of an enlarged, hard left supraclavicular lymph node that often indicates underlying abdominal or thoracic malignancy, especially gastric cancer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bekhterev’s reflex