A more reliable method for eliciting the Babinski reflex requires patient cooperation but eliminates false positives.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — The Great Toe (Babinski) Phenomenon: A Contribution to the Study of the Normal Plantar Reflex Based on the Observation of One Hundred ...

Strategies for examining ticklish patients have been reported in the fields of pediatric neurology (i.e., using the Chaddock maneuver in preference to testing for the Babinski reflex) 1 and ...

Ever wonder what your doctor is looking for when she pokes and prods during a physical exam, then blinds you with that little flashlight? Most of this abuse is intended to test neural reflexes that ...

The MDF Babinski Buck Reflex Hammer is a 5-in-1 multifunctional hammer designed to perform all reflex tests with less effort and greater patient comfort by combining the functions and features of ...

The Babinski reflex is seen in newborn babies, but it should be absent after 24 months of age. Should this reflex appear in children and adults over the age of two, it is considered abnormal.

Do you have the Babinski reflex? (Image: Getty) Blood tests check for levels of haemoglobin, the size of red blood cells, vitamin B12 levels, and folate.

Erin Cronican has sensitive feet—she tells the medical students this every time they try to test her Babinski reflex to make sure her nerves are working correctly. But without fail, they dig the ...