Piltz reflex


Piltz reflex

(pilts) [Jan Piltz, Polish neurologist, 1870–1931] Change in the size of the pupil on sudden fixation of attention. Synonym: pupillary reflex

Piltz,

Jan, Polish neurologist, 1870-1931. Piltz reflex - a pupil's attention reflex.Piltz sign - constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids forcibly held apart. Synonym(s): eye-closure pupil reaction; Westphal-Piltz phenomenon; Westphal pupillary reflexWestphal-Piltz phenomenon - Synonym(s): Piltz sign