This fact has led some neurologists to reject strongly any analogies between the finger flexor reflex and the plantar response. When both lower and upper neuron damage is indicated, it leads a physician to indicate a motor neuron illness, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Due to this fact, some neurologists have rejected strongly any analogies between the finger flexor reflex and the plantar response. In cases of both lower and upper neuron damage, a physician would likely diagnose a motor neuron illness like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.