Throckmorton's reflex explained

Differential:	pyramidal tract lesions

Throckmorton's reflex is a clinical sign in which pressure over the dorsal side of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe elicits a plantar reflex. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.^[1]

The sign is named after Tom Bentley Throckmorton.^[2]

External links

Video demonstration^[3]

Notes and References

1. The Babinski sign--a reappraisal . Neurol India . 48 . 4 . 314–8 . December 2000 . 11146592 . 2009-04-13 . Kumar SP . Ramasubramanian D .
2. T.B. Throckmorton. A new method for eliciting the extensor toe reflex. Journal of the American Medical Association, Chicago, 1911, 56: 1311.
3. Web site: Throckmorton's Reflex on Physical Exam - Babinski Equivalent Throckmorton's. 28 February 2021.