Definitions
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- noun extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
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Examples
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If a person suffers from left lower extremity paralysis, an elevated left knee jerk reflex, left babinski sign? en Español
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SSS Thrombosis Meningitis Headache, fever, vomiting, confusion, seizure, weakness of both LL with bilateral babinski sign
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SSS Thrombosis Meningitis Headache, fever, vomiting, confusion, seizure, weakness of both LL with bilateral babinski sign
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Clinical features of MS Weakness of limbs (UMN type) Loss of strength Fatigue Gait disturbance Exercise induced weakness Spasticity Hyper reflexia babinski
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