EpilepsyOntology

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Preferred Name

Upper motor neuron dysfunction

Synonyms

Corticospinal tract dysfunction

Pyramidal tract dysfunction

Definitions

A functional deficit of the tract that conveys nervous impulses from the motor cortex of the brain to the spinal cord. The corticospinal tract mediates discrete voluntary skilled movements. Clinical features of corticospinal tract dysfunction may include spasticity and weakness, particularly affecting the lower limbs, as well as hyperreflexia, clonus at the ankles and knees, and extensor plantar responses (Babinski response). A functional anomaly of the upper motor neuron. The upper motor neurons are neurons of the primary motor cortex which project to the brainstem and spinal chord via the corticonuclear, corticobulbar and corticospinal (pyramidal) tracts. They are involved in control of voluntary movements. Dysfunction leads to weakness, impairment of fine motor movements, spasticity, hyperreflexia and abnormal pyramidal signs.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002493

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A functional deficit of the tract that conveys nervous impulses from the motor cortex of the brain to the spinal cord. The corticospinal tract mediates discrete voluntary skilled movements. Clinical features of corticospinal tract dysfunction may include spasticity and weakness, particularly affecting the lower limbs, as well as hyperreflexia, clonus at the ankles and knees, and extensor plantar responses (Babinski response).

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UMLS:C1839042

UMLS:C1504405

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Corticospinal tract dysfunction

Pyramidal tract dysfunction

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human_phenotype

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HP:0002493

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/hp.owl

label

Upper motor neuron dysfunction

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HP:0002493

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Upper motor neuron dysfunction

文本定义

A functional anomaly of the upper motor neuron. The upper motor neurons are neurons of the primary motor cortex which project to the brainstem and spinal chord via the corticonuclear, corticobulbar and corticospinal (pyramidal) tracts. They are involved in control of voluntary movements. Dysfunction leads to weakness, impairment of fine motor movements, spasticity, hyperreflexia and abnormal pyramidal signs.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011442

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