Pseudobulbar Palsy Flashcards
1
Q
What is pseudobulbar palsy?
A
Damage to the corticobulbar tracts
2
Q
What can damage the corticobulbar tracts?
A
MS
MND
Stroke
3
Q
Symptoms?
A
Bulbar palsy symptoms
- Loss of muscles of eating and swallowing
- Dysarthria
Crying unprovoked and randomly
4
Q
Signs?
A
!!! UMN SIGNS !!!
- Spastic tongue
- Increased jaw jerk reflex