title: Historical figure: dr joseph babinski(1857 to 1932).
abstract: Each time a patient is examined somewhere, one looks for Babinskis sign. It is recorded in medical files all over the world, but because the history of medicine is only minimally taught, Babinski remains virtually unknown. At times he is thought to be Russian, some write his name with a Y; the reflex he discovered is sometimes abbreviated as Bab or, less frequently, as BBK. The essence of Babinskis success was in creating an original approach to the evaluation of the patient, based on a meticulous clinical exam, looking for those abnormal reflexes or signs which he described, often in the face of considerable criticism.
authors.affiliation: Dr Hubert Dechy, 39 Boulevard du Roi, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dechy
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D009462:Neurology; D012018:Reflex; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D001405:Reflex, Babinski