Medical Definition of Paradoxical extensor reflex
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Extension of the great toe and abduction of the other toes instead of the normal flexion reflex to plantar stimulation, considered indicative of pyramidal tract involvement ("positive" Babinski).
Synonym: Babinski reflex, Babinski's phenomenon, great-toe reflex, paradoxical extensor reflex, toe phenomenon.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paradoxical Extensor Reflex
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