title: [The blink reflex and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Clinical correlations in 66 patients].
abstract: The blink reflex obtained from 66 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) shows 73% pathologic responses with MS considered as definite, 50% with MS considered as probable and only 18% with possible MS. These findings are of great diagnostical help, particularly in the absence of clinical evidence of involvement of the brain-stem. Among 8 electrological syndromes of alteration of the blink reflex, those due to large lesions of the brain-stem are often associated with definite MS, but small alterations of the blink reflex are more valuable for multifocal characterisation of the illness.
mesh_terms: D001767:Blinking; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Réflexe de clignement et diagnostic de la sclérose en plaques. Correlations cliniques chez 66 patients.