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    This document provides a checklist for conducting a motor system examination. The examination includes assessing 7 areas: 1) bulk and nutrition of muscles, 2) tone of muscles, 3) power of muscles in the upper and lower limbs, 4) reflexes including superficial and deep tendon jerks, 5) coordination of movements in the upper and lower limbs, 6) involuntary movements, and 7) gait. The examiner is instructed to always compare both sides of the body and check power in all muscle groups.

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    This document provides a checklist for conducting a motor system examination. The examination includes assessing 7 areas: 1) bulk and nutrition of muscles, 2) tone of muscles, 3) power of muscles in the upper and lower limbs, 4) reflexes including superficial and deep tendon jerks, 5) coordination of movements in the upper and lower limbs, 6) involuntary movements, and 7) gait. The examiner is instructed to always compare both sides of the body and check power in all muscle groups.

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    1.bulk N Nutrition of Muscles: Checklist: Sides

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    This document provides a checklist for conducting a motor system examination. The examination includes assessing 7 areas: 1) bulk and nutrition of muscles, 2) tone of muscles, 3) power of muscles in the upper and lower limbs, 4) reflexes including superficial and deep tendon jerks, 5) coordination of movements in the upper and lower limbs, 6) involuntary movements, and 7) gait. The examiner is instructed to always compare both sides of the body and check power in all muscle groups.

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    “Motor system

    examination”
    Checklist:
    Note:Always compare both
    sides.

    1.Bulk n Nutrition of
    muscles
    Wasting
    Hypertrophy
    Fasiculations

    2.Tone of muscles
    Hypertonia
    Hypotonia

    3.Power of muscles
    Note:Always check power in all
    group of muscles of upper limb n
    lowerlimb.

    4.Reflexes
    ● Superficial:
    – Plantar reflex
    – Abdominal reflex
    – Cremastric reflex
    – Anal reflex
    – Conjuctival and corneal reflex
    ● Deep or tendon jerks:
    – Ankle jerk
    – Knee jerk
    – Bicep jerk
    – Tricep jerk
    – Brachioradialis jerk
    Clonus

    5.Co-ordination of
    movements
    ● Uppelimb:
    – Fingernose test
    – Finger to finger test
    ● Lowerlimb:
    – Heel knee test
    – Heel-toe test

    6.Involuntary movements
    Tremors
    Titubations
    Tics
    Choreiform movements
    Athetoid movements
    Hemiballismus
    Myoclonus
    Dystonic movements
    Spasmodic torticollis

    7.Gait
    Spastic
    High stepping
    Drunken
    Waddling
    Parkinsonian

    ◆ By:Dr.Sh
    agufta
    Ismail
    ◆ Dated:7t
    hfeb,202
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