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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
1   Universidade 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
1   Universidade 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

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


Publication History

Received: 10 January 2018

Accepted: 11 July 2018

Article published online:
22 August 2023

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