A patient has a lesion that affects lower motor neurons.During assessment of the patient's lower extremities,what does the nurse expect to find?

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A lesion affecting lower motor neurons typically results in flaccidity or weakness in the affected muscles. Spasticity and hyperreflexia are characteristic of upper motor neuron lesions. Loss of sensation may occur with lesions affecting sensory nerves or pathways.

A Patient Has a Lesion That Affects Lower Motor Neurons