1.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 119(44): 1700-7, 1975 Nov 01.
Article
in Dutch
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-765850
Subject(s)
Foot/physiology , Reflex, Abnormal/history , Reflex, Babinski/history , Reflex , France , Germany, West , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , Netherlands , Toes/physiology
2.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
; 38(2): 180-6, 1975 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1080188
ABSTRACT
This is an electromyographic study of the activity in flexor and extensor muscles of the big toe in 22 patients with a Babinski sign and 49 controls, after mechanical or electrical stimulation of the sole. The results indicate: (1) the Babinski sign is mediated by the extensor hallucis longus (EHL), and not by the extensor hallucis brevis; (2) electrical stimuli may fail to activate the EHL in these patients, and conversely may evoke EHL reflexes in control subjects; (3) in skin reflexes, electrical and mechanical stimuli are not freely interchangeable.
