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THE SIGNIFICANCE of A CROSSED EXTENSOR HALLUCIS RESPONSE IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: A COMPARISON WITH the BABINSKI SIGN
Author(s) -
Hindfelt Bengt,
Rosén Ingmar,
Hanko John
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1976.tb04345.x
Subject(s) - sign (mathematics) , medicine , foramen magnum , reflex , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy , psychology , anesthesia , mathematical analysis , mathematics
ABSTRACT The significance of a crossed extensor hallucis response on active flexion of the hip was analysed in various neurological disorders. It is concluded that this sign, not formerly described, is a pathological reflex or synkinesia. In the cooperative patient the crossed extensor response is a more sensitive indicator of a minor disturbance within the cortico‐spinal motor pathways than the Babinski sign. With lesions above the foramen magnum a crossed extensor hallucis response is observed more frequently than the Babinski sign.