Reflexes: Exam Demonstration

Plantar response

A normal flexor plantar response is shown.  A flexor plantor response is the normal response to stroking the bottom of the foot. A Babinski sign, which is abnormal and indicates an upper motor neuron lesion, consists of dorsiflexion and fanning of the toes.

 

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