Reflex, Babinski
Synonyms
Babinski Reflex
Babinski Reflexes
Babinski Sign
Babinski Sign Absent
Babinski Sign Negative
Babinski Sign Positive
Babinski's Reflex
Babinski's Sign
Extensor Plantar Reflex
Extensor Plantar Response
Great Toe Paradoxical Extensor Reflex
Paradoxical Extensor Reflex, Great Toe
Reflex, Babinski's
Reflexes, Babinski
A reflex found in normal infants consisting of dorsiflexion of the HALLUX and abduction of the other TOES in response to cutaneous stimulation of the plantar surface of the FOOT. In adults, it is used as a diagnostic criterion, and if present is a NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATION of dysfunction in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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