Presentations

Question 1

Presentation of lower motor neurone disorder?

Answer 1

• Weak
• Low Tone
• Fasiculations

Question 2

What are fasiculations?

Answer 2

• Visible fast spontaneous twitch
• Can occur in healthy muscle: precipitated by stress, caffeine, fatigue
• Occurs in denervated muscle which becomes hyperexcitable

Question 3

Signs of muscle disease?

Answer 3

• Myalgia
• Muscle weakness
• Wasting
• Hyporeflexia
• Myotonia

Question 4

Muscle power grading?

Answer 4

0: No movement at all
1: Flicker of movement when attempting to contract muscle
2: Some muscle movement if gravity removed but none against gravity
3: Movement against gravity but not against resistance
4: Movement against resistance but not full strength
5: Normal strength