Babinski reflex in both feet in 3 Year Old?

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Babinski reflex still present in both feet of a child who just turned 3 who does toe walking 90% of time. What is it? Autism? ITW? He can put his feet flat when asked but does not stay down on them.

Neuro wants to do an MRI to see if his white brain matter has been damaged, but could the MRI also reveal nothing?

I am curious if anyone out there has a toe walking child who had an MRI for a + Babinski and what was found, if anything.
the reflex could be caused, by a brain tumor, or as a result of a head injury, trama, als, ms,.....

all of this conditions can cause an interruption of the path of the nerves that connect the brain with the spinal cord.  (+ info)

If a person suffers from left lower extremity paralysis, an elevated left knee jerk reflex, left babinski sign?

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and lost of pain/temperature sensation in the right leg (mostly below the knee) approximately where within the CNS is the lesion that has cause the signs and signals? What tract are affected by the lesion?
Hi, temperature and pain is carried by spinothalamic tracts which decussate or cross over in the spinal cord - so, right leg means the left side is brain injury (as it is an upper motor neuron lesion). Lower extremity movement fibers are carried by dorsal column tracts which cross over in the medulla region (below the pons above the spinal) but run on the same side of the lesion in the spinal cord. Left side lower extremity paralysis with upper motor neuron symptoms imply lesion could be some where in the right side. This doesn't make sense - UNLESS YOU ARE DEALING WITH A SPINAL CORD INJURY - more like Brown-Sequard syndrome - below the knee means lesion some where in the lower lumbar area (below L3). You may want to look up the syndrome, there are lots of good sites. Hope this helped.  (+ info)

Is a positive Babinski reflex a common symptom of post-polio?

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No.

The Babinski reflex is abnormal in adults (it's normal in young babies) and involves the toes spreading and curling up on stroking the bottom of the foot.

The reflex, if present in adults, indicates an abnormality of the corticospinal tract - i.e. of the upper motor neurons that run from brain to the spinal cord.

Polio on the other hand knocks out the lower motor neurons that run from the spinal cord to the limbs. So polio will not cause a positive Babinski reflex.

It can be sometimes a little difficult to tell - a lot of people find the Babinski test a very uncomfortable procedure and will therefore reflexly withdraw their foot, which can look like a positive Babinski.  (+ info)

Is there a difference between the Babinski and the plantar reflexes?

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A question on a test at school is at the centre of thcontroversyrsy, the teacher will not budge on the answer that we ALL chose! I won't tell you which one so as not to bias the answer you might give. It involved the toes flaring upon a reflex test shortly after birth.
In medicine and neurology, the Babinski response to the plantar reflex is a reflex, named after Joseph Babinski (1857-1932), a Polish neurologist, that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain and also exists as a primitive reflex in infants.[1][2] When non-pathological, it is called the plantar reflex, while the term Babinski's sign (or Koch's sign) refers to its pathological form.  (+ info)

Babinski reflex?

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Is anyone familiar with the babinski reflex? I saw something about it online and went to see if I could test myself. I didn't have a positive or negative response to the test. Could I be doing it wrong?
It is not possible to check yourself for the Babinski reflex (or any other reflex). For some reason our minds see what we are doing and respond differently to our touch then if someone else does it. This is why it is possible for someone else to tickle your foot, but you can't do it yourself.

Even sometimes in the doctor's office, if we pay too close attention to what the doctor is doing, our reflexes are off, so he must "distract" us to see our true reflex.

Have someone else test you for the reflex. If your big toe extends upward, this means it is positive which for someone over the age of about 2 is NOT normal.  (+ info)

babinski reflex question.?

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What's the age that the babinski reflex is no longer effective to work on children?
It depends if the child has certain diagnoses or not, but the general age is 2 yrs.
If you will go to any search engine and put in Babinski reflex & children you will locate 64,000 great sites on this.  (+ info)

Babinski Reflex???Neurological?

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Is a Babinski reflex always a sign of Neurological problems? I see that it is abnormal to have one after the age of 2. It is even more abnormal to have one in one foot and not the other. I have been tested for the babinski reflex by my GP and my Neuro, and I have it only in my right foot? What does this mean?

I read the following earlier:
A Babinski response in an older child or adult is abnormal. It is a sign of a problem in the central nervous system (CNS), most likely in a part of the CNS called the pyramidal tract.

Asymmetry of the Babinski response -- when it is present on one side but not the other -- is abnormal. It is a sign not merely of trouble but helps to lateralize that trouble (tell which side of the CNS is involved).

In lamens term, or in my case idiot term, what do they mean by this?
I do have other Neurological symptoms..My neuro has also ordered an LP and two MRIs, one of my cervical spine and the other of my thoracic spine.
What that means is that when the reflex is only on one side, like yours, it can help figure out on what side of your body the problem is occuring.
Generally speaking, the Babinski reflex in an adult or child older than 2 means that there is damage to the nerve paths connecting your spinal cord and your brain. There are a number of causes, so your doctor will need to do some tests like an MRI lumbar puncture, and/or angiography of your head.  (+ info)

Babinski reflex and toe walking after age two in child?

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Babinski reflex still present in child over two who does toe walking 90% of time. What is it? Autism? ITW? He can put his feet flat when asked but does not stay down on them.
Babinski reflex still present in child over two who does toe walking 90% of time. What is it? Autism? ITW? He can put his feet flat when asked but does not stay down on them.

Neuro wants to do an MRI to see if his white brain matter has been damaged, but could the MRI also reveal nothing?

I am curious if anyone out there has a toe walking child who had an MRI for a + Babinski and what was found, if anything.
Babinski reflex still present in child over two (he will be 3 tomorrow) who does toe walking 90% of time. What is it? Autism? ITW? He can put his feet flat when asked but does not stay down on them.
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Babinski reflex still present in child over two who does toe walking 90% of time. What is it? Autism? ITW? He can put his feet flat when asked but does not stay down on them.

Neuro wants to do an MRI to see if his white brain matter has been damaged, but could the MRI also reveal nothing?

I am curious if anyone out there has a toe walking child who had an MRI for a + Babinski and what was found, if anything.
How much over 2 yrs old is this child?

At any rate, this would need to be addressed with child's pediatrician/GP.  (+ info)

compare the neural pathway involved in the muscle stretch reflex with that of the plantar (babinski) reflex?

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why is babinski reflex present in infants?

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