Question 1

what could it mean for me that i had a positive babinski reflex test? neurologist said it was unusual for that to happen in adults...

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Nervous system : That sign is usually pathological for some type of brain or spinal cord injury/problem.  Depending on what other symptoms you have imaging of that area (ie for headaches a brain scan or neck pain a cervical scan) is indicated.

Question 2

neurologist looked freaked out & said i had both positive "babinski" and "romberg" tests--i don't even know what those are, or what that means for me..

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Brain Function: These tests are often connected to issues within the central nervous system (brain/spinal cord)  romberg is a test for balance and cerebellar/spinal cord function.  The babinski is a general reflex that should be absent in normal CNS function.

Question 3

what is a babinski sign?

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Babinski sign: The babinski sign is the response of the toes, foot and knee to stimulation of the sole of the foot.  When the big toe extends, the other toes fan apart (and the ankle dorsiflexes and knee flexes in some cases), this is a positive or upgoing toe sign, which means the nerve input to the toes has been damaged somewhere in the brain or the spinal cord.

Question 4

what does babinski was down going mean?

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Babinski: Normal babinski is extension, which would be upgoing. It disappears after about 2 yr of age and a recurrence can indicate brain injury.

Question 5

how does the upper notor neuron lesion cause the babinski sign?

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RELEASE PHENOMENA: The brain inhibit the babinski sign by controlling the lower neuron--when the corticospinal tract is injured(umnl)there is a release.

Question 6

why does an upper motor neuron lesion cause a positive babinski sign?

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Extensor respons: The presence of a Babinski sign suggests an upper motor neuron lesion, although in infants the presence of the dorsiflexion of the great toe with plantar stimulation can be normal.  Simplifying, it's thought by some it may be related to the difference between the anatomical flexors behaving differently, more as extensors.  Medicine Decoded has a reasonable explanation of this.

Question 7

good morning, can you please tell me if clonus babinski is hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Signs Not Diseases: Clonus &amp; Babinski are clinical signs that indicate an upper motor neuron.   There is a differential diagnosis if you have these signs.   The primary diagnoses that can present with Clonus &amp; Babinski are typically not hereditary.  (Stroke, MS, etc...)

Question 8

what is the babinski reflex ?

Accepted Answer

Babinski sign: Babinski's reflex occurs when the big toe moves toward the top surface of the foot and the other toes fan out after the sole of the foot has been firmly stroked.  The reflex is found in infants and disappears by the age 2 as the nervous system develops.  The presence of a babinski's reflex after age 2 is a sign of damage to the nerve paths connecting the spinal cord and the brain.

Question 9

can babinski reflex in adults be cured?

Accepted Answer

Babinski sign: The babinski sign is an indicator of something affecting the motor system in the brain or spinal cord. Therefore, there is no cure or treatment for a babinski sign, per se, the issue is the condition that is causing the sign. A babinski sign could be permanent in the case of a stroke, or could improve if there was pressure on the brain or spinal cord that was treated.

Question 10

could my tremors on rt side be related to positive babinski on left side?

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Maybe: Depends on why you have abnormal neurological signs on right, and if you possess a progressive neurological disease.  Not clear as to what kind of tremors you possess, and if these represent a cerebellar type of problem.  You may have multi-focal neurological disease, and if so, ms may be answer, but also, perhaps. Lyme disease and host of other possibilities. Do you have a neurologist seeking dx?

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What could it mean for me that i had a positive babinski reflex test? neurologist said it was unusual for that to happen in adults...

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Neurologist looked freaked out & said i had both positive "babinski" and "romberg" tests--i don't even know what those are, or what that means for me..

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What is a babinski sign?

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What does babinski was down going mean?

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How does the upper notor neuron lesion cause the babinski sign?

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Why does an upper motor neuron lesion cause a positive babinski sign?

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Good morning, can you please tell me if clonus babinski is hereditary?

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What is the babinski reflex ?

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Could my tremors on rt side be related to positive babinski on left side?

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