mock test Flashcards
1
Q
symptoms from a lesion of the corticospinal tract on the right side of the brainstem?
A
spastic paralysis on the left side of the body
2
Q
lesion in the brainstem affects
A
opposite side
3
Q
lesion in the upper most neurons = flaccid/spastic
A
spastic paralysis
4
Q
muscle rigidity might best be described as a symptom of lesion in/dysfunction with the basal ganglia/cerebellar pathways affecting the opposite side of the body. Without UMN input, ie spastic paralysis, one might still expect muscle rigidity due to the overexcited flexor/extensor reflexes.
A
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