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Lou Gehrig’s disease is a degenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons and usually has all of the following clinical features EXCEPT:
  1. Spasticity, hyperreflexia
  2. Dysarthria, Dysphagia
  3. Autonomic Dysfunction in approximately 1/3 of patients
  4. Reduced or absent cognitive function
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Answer: D - Lou Gehrig’s disease is a degenerative disease that affects upper and lower motor neurons and usually has the following clinical features: Spasticity, hyperreflexia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and autonomic dysfunction in approximately 1/3 of patients. Cognition is normal or unaffected.
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