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Im dumb what is?

nette573
Im sorry for being so dumb about all this stuff.  But....what does babinski mean?  Can anyone tell me or is it to stupid? Nette573
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307874 tn?1242755798
nette573
Thanks, I appreciate you replying.  I dont think my neuro did that!  I just wondered I kept reading it in the other comments and just wondered what that was. Thanks, nette
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It is a reflex that some people w/ MS have. When you were examined, did the doc scrape the bottom of your foot with something sharp? That's what they were looking for. I think a positive is when your toes automatically extend and seperate.

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