LMN signs Flashcards
1
Q
Inspection
A
wasting and fasiculation of muscles
2
Q
pronator drift
A
may be some drift/movement of arms if weak or de-afferened but not pronator
3
Q
tone
A
decreased tone (hypotonia) or normal
4
Q
power
A
different patterns of weakness depending on cause - proximal weakness in muscle disease or distal weakness in peripheral neuropathy
5
Q
reflexes
A
reduced or absent (hyporeflexia or areflexia)
6
Q
plantar reflexes
A
normal
