UMN vs LMN Flashcards
1
Q
is pronator drift UMN or LMN?
A
UMN
2
Q
how is tone affected in UMN and LMN?
A
UMN - increased
LMN - decreased
3
Q
what type of weakness do you get in UMN?
and in LMN?
A
pyramidal weakness (extensors in arms and flexors in legs)
either proximal (muscle weakness) or distal ( peripheral neuropathy)
4
Q
reflexes?
A
increased in upper
reduced in lower
5
Q
wasting or fasiculatinons?
A
not in UMN
present in LMN