A patient presents with spasticity, hyperreflexia, and an upgoing plantar reflex on the right side. Which tract is most likely damaged?
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Correct answer: Right corticospinal tract below the decussation
Upper motor neuron signs on the right indicate a lesion in the corticospinal tract below the decussation in the spinal cord. This causes ipsilateral deficits.
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