Pronator drift

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In medicine, pronator drift refers to a pathologic sign seen during a neurological examination[1] and indicates spasticity. This sign can appear due to an upper motor neuron lesion[2][3] or various other conditions (including inborn errors of metabolism) which include spasticity as a symptom.

Description

The person is asked to forward flex his arms 90 degrees at the shoulders, supinate his forearms, close his eyes and hold the position.

Interpretation

If a forearm pronates then the person is said to have pronator drift on that side.

References

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External links

Primarily nervous system
Primarily CNS
Lack of coordination
Other
Primarily PNS
Primarily muscular
Other
Primarily skeletal
Primarily joint

M: PNS

anat(h, r, t, c, b, l, s)/phys/devp

proc, drug(N1B)

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

anat (h/n, u, t/d, a/p, l)/phys/hist

noco(m, s, c)/cong(d)/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M1A/3)

M: JNT

anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys

proc, drug(M4)

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Citation/CS1/Suggestions' not found.
  2. ↑ Pronator drift. gpnoebook.co.uk. URL: http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=503709725. Accessed On: October 23, 2008.
  3. ↑ "The Precise Neurological Exam". Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
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