KROK 1 2019 – Question 72 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
After a prolonged attack of severe headache the patient lost mobility in his left arm and leg. Muscle tone is decreased in the affected limbs, the muscles are spasmed, spinal tendon reflexes are acutely intensified, reflex zones are increased. What nervous system disorder can be observed in this patient?
- A. Reflex paralysis
- B. Flaccid paralysis
- C. Peripheral paralysis
- D. Central paralysis
- E. Extrapyramidal paralysis
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