2024年8月19日 · The Babinki sign is normal in young babies but is abnormal in children older than 2 years of age or adults. When this reflex is present after age 2 or in adults, it indicates damage to your motor nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

2023年1月1日 · Pathological Babinski Sign in an Adult. The Babinski reflex tests the integrity of the corticospinal tract (CST). The CST is a descending fiber tract originating from the cerebral cortex through the brainstem and spinal cord. Fibers from the CST synapse with the alpha motor neuron in the spinal cord and help direct motor function.

2025年1月16日 · Clinical Significance of the Babinski Reflex 1. Normal vs. Abnormal Reflex. Normal Reflex: Indicates healthy corticospinal pathways in adults. Abnormal Reflex: A positive Babinski sign in adults often suggests neurological conditions, such as: Stroke. Traumatic brain injury. Multiple sclerosis. ALS. 2. Infants and the Babinski Reflex. Why ...

2020年5月14日 · Doctors consider a Babinski reflex response that appears in adults or children over the age of 2 years to be an abnormal reflex response. It may be a sign of an underlying neurological condition...

2014年7月16日 · Babinski’s sign is a neuro-pathological cue embedded within the Plantar Reflex of the foot. Elicited by a blunt stimulus to the sole of the foot, the normal adult Plantar Reflex presents as a downward flexion of the toes toward the source of the stimulus.

2024年2月15日 · The Babinski reflex — also called the plantar reflex — is a response to stimulation of the bottom of the foot. It can help doctors evaluate a neurological problem in people over age 2.

In healthy adults, the plantar reflex causes a downward response of the hallux (flexion). An upward response (extension) of the hallux is known as the Babinski response or Babinski sign, named after the neurologist Joseph Babinski.

2023年7月13日 · The Babinski reflex indicates typical neurological function in children under 1–2 years old. If the Babinski reflex, or a positive Babinski sign, happens in children over 2 or in adults.

2023年1月23日 · Babinski reflex is one of the normal reflexes in infants and in children up to 2 years old. It disappears as the child gets older. It may disappear as early as 12 months. In adults, this reflex is not normal and often indicates a problem with the brain or spinal cord.

Negative (Normal in Adults): Brisk plantar flexion; often associated with dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle ; False-Positive: rapid withdrawl flexion at the hip and knee, dorsiflexion of the foot, and sometimes dorsiflexion of all the toes (no toe fanning)