Clinical signs in UMN/LMN disease Flashcards
1
Q
Normal or reduced muscle tone
A
LMN or cerebellar lesion
2
Q
Spastic muscle tone
A
UMN
3
Q
Rigid muscle tone
A
Extrapyramidal
4
Q
Reduced reflexes
A
LMN
5
Q
Brisk reflexes
A
UMN
6
Q
Plantar “up”
A
UMN
7
Q
Resting tremor
A
Extrapyramidal
8
Q
Intention tremor
A
Cerebellar
9
Q
Nystagmus
A
Cerebellar
10
Q
Postural instability
A
Extrapyramidal
11
Q
Clonus
A
UMN
12
Q
Wasting
A
LMN
13
Q
Badly reduced co-ordination
A
Cerebellar
14
Q
Nerve root(s) and named nerve tested by shoulder abduction
A
C5- axillary
15
Q
Nerve root(s) and named nerve tested by elbow flexion
A
C5/C6- musculocutaneous
16
Q
Movements to test C7 and the radial nerve
A
Elbow extension, wrist extension, finger extension
17
Q
Movements to test T1
A
Thumb (median nerve) and finger (ulnar nerve) abduction
18
Q
Nerve root(s) and named nerve(s) tested by finger flexion
A
C8 and median + ulnar
