An acute, focal neurologic deficit is the hallmark of stroke. Major strokes involve both motor and sensory components. Symptoms may be sudden and maximal at onset (embolic) or intermittent and stuttering (thrombotic). Findings in stroke syndromes depend on the territory of brain suffering infarction.
The primary mover during the seated or lying leg extension exercise is a group of four muscle heads on the front of the thigh, collectively referred to as the quadriceps. The largest muscle head is the rectus femoris, which sits in the center of the front thigh.
adducts thigh and assists in lateral rotation; hamstring part extends thigh: Muscles of Posterior Compartment of Thigh: biceps femoris: long head from ischial tuberosity; short head from shaft of femur: head of fibula: long head:tibial; short head:common peroneal: flexes and laterally rotates leg; long head extends thigh: semitendinosus: ischial tuberosity