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 ...

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.

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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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 ...