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Lower And Upper Motor Neuron Lesions Flashcards

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Upper motor neuron lesion

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=brain and spinal cord. Will synapse at anterior horn and become LMN
Signs:
-weakness
-atrophy
-no fasciculations
-hyper reflexia
-hypertonia

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Lower motor neuron lesion

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=spinal cord to muscle
Signs:
-weakness
-atrophy
-fasciculations
-hypo reflexia
-hypotonia

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