Consistency of the Babinski reflex and its variants

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 960-964

  Singerman, J ^a   Lee, L ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Babinski; Chaddock; Gordon; Neurological examination; Oppenheim; Reflex; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; FLEXOR REFLEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REFLEX, BABINSKI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE;

EID: 49549094956     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02219.x     Document Type: Article

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