THE PLANTAR REFLEX - RePub

TABLE XVI
FREQUENCY OF V ARlO US SIGNS ON THE SIDE OF A UNILATERAL
BABINSKI RESPONSE IN 50 PATIENTS
1. Flexion reflex
- exaggerated 58%
- symmetrical 38%
- diminished 4%
2. Weakness
- paralysis of foot
- marked weakness (MRC 1-4) of foot
- slight weakness of foot
- only proximal weakness
- no weakness
3. Loss of skill
- with paralysis or marked weakness
of foot ( 44%)
- with slight weakness of foot (32%)
- with only proximal weakness (14%)
- with no weakness (10%)
- no loss of skill
28%}
16%
32%
14%}
10%
44%
30%}
12%
4%
10%
weakness of foot: 76%
no weakness of foot: 24%
no weakness of foot but
loss of skill: 16%
4. Associated dorsiflexion of great toe
a) on ipsilateral
hip flexion
- not possible
- positive
- bilaterally positive
- positive on control side
- negative
5. Tone
- increased in ankle (at least)
- increased in knee only
- symmetrical
- decreased in knee only
- decreased in ankle
14%
14%
20%
18%
34%
b) on contralateral
hip flexion
2%
18%
4%
6%
70%
10%
6%
62%
8%
14%
c) on contralateral
rapid toe movementJ
2%
2%
2%
14%
80%
6. Tendon reflexes
- increase of ankle jerk only
- increase of ankle jerk plus other
reflexes
- only other reflexes increased
- symmetrical
- only other reflexes decreased
- ankle jerk decreased
10%1
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60% ,-
4%
22%
2%
2%
74%
(cont. next paRe)
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