Ujk
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1. A patient presents to you with weakness of lower limbs with absent knee jerks and exaggerated ankle jerks. Where is the lesion? explain
2. A patient presents with monoparesis with features of upper motor neuron lesion in involved limb, where is the lesion? explain
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| Jackofknives
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UML to triceps surae muscles (S1-S2, mostly S1) and LML to quadriceps muscles (L3 - L4, mostly L4). Therefore, site of lesion could be L5.
For the 2nd one, where is the monoparesis and which limb?
Edited by Jackofknives on 05/18/07 - 07:56 AM
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| Ujk
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Well I am not sure, these questions appeared in my final prof MBBS exam like this. Thanks for the answer
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