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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
===Classification based on Peripheral | ===Classification based on Peripheral versus Central Lesions=== | ||
*Sparing of the forehead | *Sparing of the forehead [[muscle]]s is suggestive of a central ([[upper motor neuron]]) lesion because of bilateral innervation to this area. | ||
*However, it does not exclude a peripheral site of pathology in all cases. | *However, it does not exclude a peripheral site of [[pathology]] in all cases. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Classification
Classification based on Peripheral versus Central Lesions
- Sparing of the forehead muscles is suggestive of a central (upper motor neuron) lesion because of bilateral innervation to this area.
- However, it does not exclude a peripheral site of pathology in all cases.