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1
Q

Normal or reduced muscle tone

A

LMN or cerebellar lesion

2
Q

Spastic muscle tone

A

UMN

3
Q

Rigid muscle tone

A

Extrapyramidal

4
Q

Reduced reflexes

A

LMN

5
Q

Brisk reflexes

A

UMN

6
Q

Plantar “up”

A

UMN

7
Q

Resting tremor

A

Extrapyramidal

8
Q

Intention tremor

A

Cerebellar

9
Q

Nystagmus

A

Cerebellar

10
Q

Postural instability

A

Extrapyramidal

11
Q

Clonus

A

UMN

12
Q

Wasting

A

LMN

13
Q

Badly reduced co-ordination

A

Cerebellar

14
Q

Nerve root(s) and named nerve tested by shoulder abduction

A

C5- axillary

15
Q

Nerve root(s) and named nerve tested by elbow flexion

A

C5/C6- musculocutaneous

16
Q

Movements to test C7 and the radial nerve

A

Elbow extension, wrist extension, finger extension

17
Q

Movements to test T1

A

Thumb (median nerve) and finger (ulnar nerve) abduction

18
Q

Nerve root(s) and named nerve(s) tested by finger flexion

A

C8 and median + ulnar