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bilateral Babinski

Keith Brain keithb at physiol.su.oz.au
Mon Oct 23 23:35:55 EST 1995


> Babinski reflex:
> 
> stroking the sole of the foot firmly should elicit a
> reflex response - namely the toes curling ?Upwards?
>      [it's been a while since I learnt this]

I believe the normal Babinski reflex is to curle the toes down (so that
the toes curl up in very young babies and in people whose spinal cord
has been compromised.

And now for a question in return.  Is a bilateral Babinski reflex
induced by stimulating one foot, with toe curling occuring on the
opposite (contralateral) foot? 



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