Motor: Exam Demonstration

Pronator Drift

Looking for pronator drift is a fairly sensitive way of testing for subtle upper motor neuron weakness. UMN dysfunction will cause the weak arm to supinate and drift downward, since UMN pattern of weakness results in supination in the upper extremities being weaker than pronation (i.e. the pronator drift).

 

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