A paraplegic patient excitedly reports seeing his foot move when he was being turned. How is this phenomenon best explained?
a. Reflexive movement
b. Return of motor function
c. Early symptom of autonomic dysreflexia
d. Result of hypertonicity of the muscle
A
Reflexive action is a movement that does not require communication to the brain via the spinal cord.
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