Babinski reflex
/bəˈbinskē ˌrēfleks
/noun
A reflex action in which the big toe remains extended or extends itself when the sole of the foot is stimulated, abnormal except in young infants.He realized since 1896 that the Babinski reflex was part of the flexor reflex synergy....
- Because of the erroneous assumption that the change in the Babinski reflex was necessarily beyond an individual's volitional control, the experimenters had not employed a control group.
- The deep reflexes were hyperactive; the Babinski reflexes were positive.
Origin
Named for Joseph François Felix Babinski (1857–1932), French neurologist.
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