The Babinski Sign: A comprehensive review.
The Babinski Sign is one of the most clinically relevant diagnostic signs in medicine. Though the plantar reflex is practiced thousands of times across the globe every day, few realize its historical importance. In this narrative review we trace the origins of the Plantar Reflex back in the 19th century, discuss its evolution over time and examine the body of evidence behind the current understanding. State of the art diagnostic modalities like video analysis and electromyography have helped us in dissecting the pathophysiology behind the simple yet beautiful Babinski Sign.
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City 11219, USA. Electronic address: paurush17@gmail.com.
Paurush
P
Ambesh
Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India.
Vimal Kumar
VK
Paliwal
Department of Cardiology & Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City 11219, USA.
Vijay
V
Shetty
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City 11219, USA.
Stephan
S
Kamholz
D004576:Electromyography; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D001405:Reflex, Babinski / Q000502:physiology*
Babinski; Plantar; Sign