Definitions for "Plantar reflex"
Keywords:  babinski, flexion, reflex, firmly, toe
A primitive reflex elicited by mildly noxious mechanical stimulation of the sole of the foot. The normal adult responds with curling of the toes (plantar flexion). An individual whose corticospinal tract is not functioning correctly responds with extension of the great toe and fanning of the other toes (dorsiflexion). This abnormal response is also called the Babinski sign. It is seen in the normal infant under a year of age whose corticospinal tracts are not yet myelinated and in an adult whose corticospinal tracts have been injured in some way.
A normal reflex curling of the toes, especially in children over one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot. Newborns will flex the big toe and spread the other toes.
flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex)
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