The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of the foot is stimulated with a blunt instrument. In normal adults the plantar reflex causes a downward response. In newborn babies, the response ...

Andrew N. Wilner, MD: The Babinski sign has been around for a long time. Looking at your poster, have you found a way to improve upon it? What did you do? Dr. Sohrab: The idea came from the work of Dr ...

Examination of ticklish patients may be difficult. Strategies for examining ticklish patients have been reported in the fields of pediatric neurology (i.e., using the Chaddock maneuver in preference ...