KROK 1 2021 – Question 42 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
After a severe case of poliomyelitis, disturbed function of the central nervous system has caused weakening of the movements of all four limbs in the patient. What diagnostic term is used to describe this condition?
- A. Spastic paralysis
- B. Tetraplegia
- C. Flaccid paralysis
- D. Peripheral paralysis
- E. Paresis
Hint
Focus on the exact wording of the stem: is movement lost completely, or is it only reduced in strength?
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