
Neuro Bard
February 24, 2025 at 04:13 PM
👣 The Babinski Reflex: A Tiny Toes Tale
When you gently stroke a baby’s foot, their Big Toe Points Up and the other toes fan out — that’s the #babinski_reflex, a sign of a developing #nervous_system. It’s normal up to 2 years old, but in adults, it signals #neurological issues like brain or spinal cord damage.
Doctors use this reflex to check #cns health, and if it shows up later in life, it’s called #babinski’s Sign — a red flag for conditions like stroke, MS, or ALS.
Those tiny toes? They’re telling big stories about the brain