Clinical features of lower motor neuron lesion | DNB Based MCQ

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Clinical features of lower motor neuron lesion include all the following EXCEPT: 

A. Fasciculation 
B. Individual muscle paralysis 
C. Clonus 
D. Hypotonia

Ans. C. Clonus
Effect of upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron lesion:

	Effects	Upper motor neuron	Lower motor neuron lesion
Clinical observation	Muscle tone	Hypertonic	Hypotonic
	Paralysis	Spastic type of paralysis	Flaccid type of paralysis
	Wastage of muscle	No wastage	Present
	Superficial reflexes	Lost	Lost
	Plantar reflex	Abnormal babinski’s sign	Absent
	Deep reflexes	Exaggerated	Lost
	Clonus	Present	lost