While the reflex response is normal in infants ... Doctors consider a Babinski reflex response that appears in adults or children over the age of 2 years to be an abnormal reflex response.

The Babinski reflex is never a normal finding in adults. How is it tested? To test the Babinski sign, your doctor will use an object, such as a reflex hammer or a key, to stroke the bottom of your ...

The Babinski reflex — also called the plantar reflex ... In older children and adults without neurological problems, the foot will remain still, or the toes may curl downward during the ...

Experts at the National Library of Medicine expanded: "This reflex is normal in children up to two years old." In adults, however, the Babinski's reflex is usual a sign of a central nervous system ...

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