Signs of Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Lesions
Every movement we make is caused by the contraction of different muscles, which are themselves controlled by the neurons that innervate them. However, one long nerve fiber does not run from the brain all the way down the spinal cord to reach our muscles. Instead, our bodies use a two-neuron system.
After listening to this AudioBrick, you should be able to:
- Briefly compare and contrast upper vs lower motor neuron lesions and the general approach to diagnosing each.
- Define and describe spasticity and clonus and their common causes.
- Define and describe hyperreflexia and its common causes.
- Define and describe fasciculations and fibrillations and their common causes.
- Define and describe a positive Babinski sign, and indicate the importance of its clinical finding.
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