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. 2020 Apr 10;15:90. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01366-z

Table 4.

Neurological signs suggestive of Kennedy’s disease

Site of involvement Neurological signs
Peripheral motor neuron involvement limited or diffused to the four limbs

- Fasciculations

- Cramps

- Amyotrophy

- Predominant motor deficit in the lower and proximal limbs,

- Decrease or abolition of osteo-tendinous reflexes

Progressive peripheral bulbar involvement

- Atrophy of the tongue and fasciculations that may extend to the lips, chin, or perioral area (often with a myokymic appearance).

- Dysarthria, with potentially a discreet nasal voice

- Dysphagia

Sensory involvement - Most often subclinical and distal
Absence of evidence of central motor neuron involvement - Absence of spasticity, clonus, exaggeration and / or diffusion of reflexes, or Babinski’s sign
Postural tremor of the upper limbs