Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2018
The right leg of a 40-year-old woman measured at the shin level is by 2 cm smaller in the diameter than the left leg. Ankle-jerk (Achilles) and knee-jerk reflexes are absent on the right. What is the most likely mechanism of hyporeflexia development during peripheral paralysis?
Answer options
- Disturbed conduction of stimulation
- Inhibition of pyramidal motoneuron
- Disturbed perception of stimulation
- Disturbed synaptic impulse transmission
- Activation of excitatory impulses from the CNS
Correct answer
Disturbed conduction of stimulation
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