Motor Exam: Normal Exam: Lower Extremities - Plantar Reflex
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The plantar reflex is a superficial reflex obtained by stroking the skin on the lateral edge of the sole of the foot, starting at the heel advancing to the ball of the foot then continuing medially to the base of the great toe. The normal response is flexion of all the toes. The abnormal response is called a Babinski sign and consists of extension of the great toe and fanning of the rest of the toes.
From the NeuroLogic Exam: An Anatomical Approach collection of the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) http://www.healcentral.org.
Copyright The University of Utah 2001; Updated Jan 2004; Updated June 2004; Updated July 2005.
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From the NeuroLogic Exam: An Anatomical Approach collection of the Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) http://www.healcentral.org.
Copyright The University of Utah 2001; Updated Jan 2004; Updated June 2004; Updated July 2005.
The videos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/).«
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