Control CS8 upper and lower motor neuron disorders Flashcards
Where is a lesion likely to be if there is weakness in one half of the body?
Cerebral hemisphere
Where is a lesion likely to be if there is weakness in all four limbs?
High cervical spinal cord
Where is a lesion likely to be if there is weakness in both legs?
low cervical spinal cord
Where is a lesion likely to be if there is weakness in one limb?
spinal root or peripheral nerve
What is the diagnosis likely to be if there is generalised distal weakness?
peripheral neuropathy
What is the diagnosis likely to be if there is generalised proximal weakness?
Myopathy or myasthenia
What are examples of causes of pure UMN lesions?
Stroke
Tumours
MS
What are examples of causes of pure LMN lesions?
MND
Nerve root damage
Peripheral neuropathy
Single nerve damage
Guillain Barre syndrome
What is an example of a disease affecting neuromuscular junction?
Myasthenia
E.g. myasthenia gravis and lambert-Eaton myasthenia syndrome
What is an example of a disease affecting muscle fibres?
Myopathy
What is a non-specific cause of nerve damage?
Systemic illness
What are functional causes of nerve damage?
Pain
Hysteria
Malingering
What is electrophysiology?
Looking into nerve function and pathology by looking at conduction through the nerves using an EMG
