Babinski
Neurological foot test
Babinski refers to the Babinski reflex or sign, a neurological test in which stroking the sole of the foot causes the big toe to extend upward while other toes fan outward.
In healthy adults, the toes curl downward; the Babinski response indicates damage to the central nervous system.
Named for French neurologist Joseph Babinski.
Of the sole
- extensorJoint-opening muscle
- toeFoot's small digit
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- signMark conveying information
dorsiflexion · hallux · stimulus · sole · stroke · fanning · pyramidal · infant
Sudden brain blood blockage
- lesionArea of pathological change
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
trauma · paralysis · hemiplegia · damage · pathology · prognosis · assessment · indicator
Common masculine given name
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- PolishSmooth to a shine
- ParisFrance's chief city
syndrome · sign · phenomenon · test · discovery · clinical · physician · nineteenth-century
plantar
Of the sole
- extensorJoint-opening muscle
- toeFoot's small digit
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
sign · dorsiflexion · hallux · stimulus · sole · stroke · fanning · pyramidal · infant · pathological
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- lesionArea of pathological change
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
encephalitis · trauma · paralysis · hemiplegia · damage · pathology · prognosis · assessment · indicator · localization
Joseph
Common masculine given name
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- PolishSmooth to a shine
Paris · syndrome · sign · phenomenon · test · discovery · clinical · physician · nineteenth-century · medical