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Babinski's hand sign: many have tried…

O sinal de Babinski na mão: muitos têm tentado…

ABSTRACT

Recognizing the semiologic importance of the second, and most famous, sign described by Joseph Babinski – the extension of the hallux after stimulation of the plantar region in order to differentiate organic from pithiatic paralysis– several authors have tried to find a comparable signal in the hand. After 122 years, no one has succeeded.

Keywords:
Reflex; Babinski sign; motor disorders

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