"Reflex, Babinski" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001405
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.376.550.650.680 E01.370.600.550.650.680 G11.561.731.618
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| Concept/Terms |
Reflex, Babinski- Reflex, Babinski
- Reflexes, Babinski
- Babinski Reflex
- Extensor Plantar Response
- Great Toe Paradoxical Extensor Reflex
- Babinski Sign
- Babinski Sign Positive
- Babinski's Reflex
- Reflex, Babinski's
- Babinski's Sign
- Extensor Plantar Reflex
- Babinski Reflexes
- Paradoxical Extensor Reflex, Great Toe
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reflex, Babinski" by people in Profiles.
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The other Babinski sign in hemifacial spasm. Neurology. 2007 Jul 24; 69(4):402-4.
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The extensor plantar response in neonates is not the same as the Babinski sign. Pediatr Neurol. 2005 Mar; 32(3):218; author reply 218-9.
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Reliability of plantar response requires consistency of the applied stimulus. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Jan-Feb; 40(1-2):72-3.