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Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Plantar Reflex ( ... object along the lateral ... object along the lateral ... #Alternatives #Tests ... #pyramidal
Positive Babinski Reflex with dorsiflexion of the big toe after stroking the sole of the foot.
This
Positive Babinski Reflex ... This extensor response ... #Babinski #Reflex ... PhysicalExam #Primitive #pyramidal
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
the legs and the extensors ... of the arms (pyramidal ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... negative, MOG-IgG test
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
contraction of the lateral ... of the flexion reflex ... synergy due to pyramidal ... Brissauds #Sign #Reflex
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Dorsal Thumb Wrist Extension ... Middle Finger Elbow Extension ... Femoral Condyle Knee Extension ... 2nd MTP) Big Toe Extension ... S1 Lateral Calcaneus
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
Babinski / Plantar Reflex ... The plantar reflex ... is a reflex elicited ... upward response (extension ... PhysicalExam #pyramidal
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
dysfunction to the bilateral ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... document response (tests ... decortication), abnormal extensor
Cornell's Sign on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent
Clinical sign in which scratching along the inner side
inner side of the extensor ... tendon elicits an extensor ... plantar reflex. ... patients with pyramidal ... #Cornells #Reflex
Varus Stress Test for LCL Injury on Knee Physical Exam

The knee is examined in extension and
Varus Stress Test ... is examined in extension ... The test is positive ... is pain on the lateral ... Varus #Stress #Test
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
the plantar skin reflex ... contraction of the lateral ... (plantar skin reflex ... Although the reflex ... #physicalexam #pyramidal