This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Medicine
All are true about peripheral-neuropathy except : 
Select and explain. 
A. Glove and stocking anaesthesia, B. Proximal muscle weakness, C. Nerve-conduction deficit, D. Decreased reflexes
B: Proximal muscle weakness
Answer: B: Proximal muscle weakness 
Explanation: Answer is B (Proximal Muscle Weakness): Symptoms and findings in Peripheral neuropathy whether motor or sensory are generally symmetric and 'graded distally' & not proximally. Involvement of the peripheral nerve explains both, defects in conduction as well as decreased reflexes.