Table 1.
Muscle strength grading and deep tendon reflexes (on last visit).
| MRC* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper limbs | Right | Left | |
| Wrist extension | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Wrist flexion | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Elbow extension | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Elbow flexion | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Shoulder abduction | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Lower limbs | Right | Left | |
| Ankle dorsiflexion | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Ankle plantarflexion | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Knee extension | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Knee flexion | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Hip flexion | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| DTR** | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limbs | Right | Left | |
| Patellar | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Ankle | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Upper limbs | Right | Left | |
| Brachioradialis | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Biceps | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Triceps | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Triceps | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Plantar response | Negative reflexes bilaterally | ||
| Faber test | Positive on the left side only | ||
| Straight leg raise | Negative bilaterally | ||
| Schober test | Positive (lumbar flexion difference is 4 cm) |
*
Medical Research Council muscle strength scale (Graded 0–5);
**
NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Myotatic Reflex Scale for deep tendon reflexes (Graded 0–4). MRC – Medical Research Council; DTR – deep tendon teflexes.