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The upper motor neuron controls resting muscle tone and helps initiate voluntary movement of the musculoskeletal system by pathways which are not completely understood. Dysfunction of the upper motor neuron causes the classical clinical signs of spasticity, weakness, brisk tendon reflexes and extensor plantar response, which are associated with clinically well-recognised, inherited and acquired disorders of the nervous system. Understanding the pathophysiology of motor system dysfunction in neurological disease has helped promote a greater understanding of the motor system and its complex cortical connections. This review will focus on the pathophysiology underlying progressive dysfunction of the UMN in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and three other related adult-onset, progressive neurological disorders with prominent UMN signs, namely, primary lateral sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegia and primary progressive multiple sclerosis, to help promote better understanding of the human motor system and, by extension, related cortical systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/brainsci11080958","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,21]],"date-time":"2021-07-21T11:53:23Z","timestamp":1626868403000},"page":"958","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["The Upper Motor Neuron\u2014Improved Knowledge from ALS and Related Clinical Disorders"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Parvathi","family":"Menon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain and Nerve Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney 2139, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Steve","family":"Vucic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brain and Nerve Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney 2139, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Berkowitz, A.L. 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