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BABINSKI SIGN AND ALS
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BABINSKI SIGN AND ALS
by bob, Jun 06, 2000 12:00AM
HI!
Dear Doctor!
.what is the significance of absent babinski - no response at all?
I know that toes going up -bad sign while toes going down - good sign but what about no response at all ? Is it as normal as toes going down ( I have been told that toes doing nothing is also normal - Is it correct?
according to your clinical experience - How is the babinski sign in als patients? ( I read that 40 % have positive babinski)
what about the other - Do they have toes going down or no response at all - Is no response ominious in relation to ALS?Thanks in advance!
Dear Doctor!
.what is the significance of absent babinski - no response at all?
I know that toes going up -bad sign while toes going down - good sign but what about no response at all ? Is it as normal as toes going down ( I have been told that toes doing nothing is also normal - Is it correct?
according to your clinical experience - How is the babinski sign in als patients? ( I read that 40 % have positive babinski)
what about the other - Do they have toes going down or no response at all - Is no response ominious in relation to ALS?Thanks in advance!
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Jun 06, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Bob:
An absent babinski sign usually is considered within the realm of normal variation. ALS is the combination of upper and lower motor neuron signs, which can be accompanied by a positive babinski sign (up-going toes) and suggestive of an upper motor neuron lesion. But, the up-going toes do not have to be present in ALS. There can be the bulbar onset ALS which does not have a babinski sign. I would not focus on the absence of a babinski sign as significant.
I hope I answered your question.
CCF Neuro MD
An absent babinski sign usually is considered within the realm of normal variation. ALS is the combination of upper and lower motor neuron signs, which can be accompanied by a positive babinski sign (up-going toes) and suggestive of an upper motor neuron lesion. But, the up-going toes do not have to be present in ALS. There can be the bulbar onset ALS which does not have a babinski sign. I would not focus on the absence of a babinski sign as significant.
I hope I answered your question.
CCF Neuro MD
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