Percussion of the back of the foot caused by flexion en spreading of the
second to fifth toe as a result of organic pyramidal disorders. [Which is,
admittedly, a somewhat bad translation]
Is this reflex an impaired Babinsky reflex?
Filip
MEShinder <meshinder at aol.com> wrote in message
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> My understanding is that the reflex is used as a diagnosis of brain
damage, and
> is characterized by a complex patterned sequence of toe movements that
replaces
> simultaneous flexion (fanning) of the toes to noxious stimulation of the
lower
> extremities.
