Hyporeflexia is the condition of below normal or absent reflexes. It can be tested for by using a reflex hammer. It is the opposite of hyperreflexia. Hyporeflexia is generally associated with a lower motor neuron deficit (at the alpha motor neurons from the spinal cord to muscle); whereas, hyperreflexia is often attributed to upper motor neuron lesions (along the long motor tracts from the brain).
See also
Areflexia, the absence of reflexes, often it is caused by spinal shock.
