Babinski's hand sign: many have tried…

Péricles Maranhão-Filho; Rosalie Branco Correa

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20180107

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76(10): 716-719
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20180107

Historical Note

Babinski's hand sign: many have tried…

O sinal de Babinski na mão: muitos têm tentado…

Péricles Maranhão-Filho

¹Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Neurologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.

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Rosalie Branco Correa

¹Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Neurologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Recognizing the semiologic importance of the second, and most famous, sign described by Joseph Babinski – the extension of the hallux after stimulation of the plantar region in order to differentiate organic from pithiatic paralysis– several authors have tried to find a comparable signal in the hand. After 122 years, no one has succeeded.

RESUMO

Reconhecida a importância semiológica do segundo e mais famoso sinal descrito por Joseph Babinski - a extensão do hálux após estimulo plantar visando diferenciar a paralisia orgânica da pitiática - diversos autores vêm tentando encontrar um sinal equiparável na mão. Após 122 anos ninguém conseguiu obter sucesso.

Keywords:

Reflex - Babinski sign - motor disorders

Palavras-chave:

Reflexo - sinal de Babinski - transtornos motores

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