Upper motor neuron or pyramidal tract syndrome is:

A. characterized by the permanent loss of the stretch reflexes
B. fully expressed when only the corticospinal tract is interrupted
C. characterized by a lasting decrease in muscle tone
D. characterized by Babinski's sign and the appearance of other pathological reflexes
E. fully expressed following damage to the vestibular nuclei


ANS: D

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