The plantar reflex

Testing the plantar reflex.

Normal plantar response: integration of flexor and extensor reflex components.

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Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and a Unilateral Babinski/Plantar Reflex

Acquired acute demyelinating peripheral polyneuropathy (AADP) is a general classification of pathologies that could affect secondary the peripheral nervous system. They are characterized by an autoimmune process directed towards myelin. Clinically they are characterized by progressive weakness and mild sensory changes. Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy often is referred to as Guil...

Pathological Plantar Response: Disturbances of the Normal Integration of Flexor and Extensor Reflex Components.

Previous reports (Kugelberg, Eklund, and Grimby, 1960; Grimby, 1963) have presented the results of electromyographic studies ofspinal reflexes elicited in healthy subjects by painful brief electric stimuli applied to the plantar surface of the foot. Special attention was paid to the 'reflex pattern' obtained on simultaneous recording in the short hallux flexor and extensor muscles, since the st...

Integration of the plantar grasp reflex as an indicator of ambulation potential in developmentally disabled infants.

The integration or lack of integration of the plantar grasp reflex, as tested in supported standing, was investigated in 26 developmentally disabled infants and was related to the attainment of independent ambulation without assistive devices. All infants who displayed integration of the plantar grasp reflex later developed independent ambulation. Thirteen infants did not display integration of...