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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
involving both UMN ... sclerosis with pure UMN ... involvement • UMN ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
motor neuron (LMN ... form part of the differential ... However, in UMN ... UMC & LMN lesions ... positive Babinski reflex
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... : Areflexia UMN ... plantar response LMN ... #algorithm