Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of sweat with a high salt content and mucus secretions with an abnormal viscosity.

Areflexia

Absence of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.


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PMID (PMCID)
3915952
 MALE Adult
Neurologic complications of vitamin E deficiency: case report and review of the literature.
Morrow MJ.
Bull Clin Neurosci. 1985;50:53-60.
This syndrome, heralded by gait and limb ataxia, areflexia, and proprioceptive and vibratory sensory loss, has also been observed in abetalipoproteinemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome), cystic fibrosis, and intestinal malabsorption states.