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BABINSKIS SIGN [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Immediate return to pronation position of the hand on the affected side of the hemiplegic patient when both hands are passively supinated and suddenly released.

OBS

The term "pronator sign" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

En cas d'hémiplégie, phénomène par lequel l'avant-bras et la main paralysés, après avoir été placés en supination, reviennent en pronation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Extension of the great toe and abduction of the other toes instead of the normal flexion reflex when the lateral aspect of the sole is stroked sharply, considered indicative of pyramidal tract involvement ("positive" Babinski).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Extension lente, «majestueuse», du gros orteil, par stimulation de la région externe de la plante du pied, inconstamment associée à une abduction des autres orteils (signe de l'éventail). Ce signe indique une lésion pyramidale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The extension of the great toe and abduction of the other toes instead of the normal flexion reflex to plantar stimulation, considered indicative of pyramidal tract involvement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Extension [...] du gros orteil par stimulation de la région externe de la plante du pied, inconstamment associé à une adduction des autres orteils [...]

Spanish

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