NAVLE® Question of the day

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October 2, 2024

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What is the neuroanatomic cause of extensor rigidity in the forelimbs of a patient with Schiff-Sherrington posture?

A - Interruption of inhibitory neuron input from lumbar spinal cord

B - Subdural white matter compression at C6-T3

C - Damage to thoracic spinocerebellar tracts in superficial white matter

D - Brachial plexus trauma

E - Polyradiculoneuritis of peripheral nerve sheaths at cervical intumescence