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reflex, babinski's, extensor plantar reflex, babinski's reflex occurs, the great toe flexes toward the top, the foot, toes fan out, sole, the foot has been firmly stroked, normal in younger children, abnormal, age of 2, reflexes, specific, predictable, involuntary responses to a particular type of stimulation, babinski's reflex is one, the infantile reflexes, normal in children under 2 years old, disappears, the child ages, nervous system becomes more developed, in people more than 2 years old, presence of a babinski's reflex indicates damage, nerve paths connecting the spinal cord, brain, corticospinal tract, tract is right-sided, left-sided, a babinski's reflex, occur on one side, on both sides, an abnormal babinski's reflex, temporary, permanent, generalized tonic-clonic seizure, a temporary babinski's reflex, short time after a seizure, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brain tumor, occurs, in the corticospinal tract, cerebellum, familial periodic paralysis, friedreich's ataxia, head injury, hepatic encephalopathy, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, pernicious anemia, poliomyelitis, forms, rabies, spinal cord injury, spinal cord tumor, stroke, syringomyelia, tuberculosis, affects the spine, typically, older than an infant, who has a babinski's reflex, have incoordination, weakness, muscle control, safety is important, prevent the risk of injury, need assistance, environment, kept free of hazards, finding, discovered by the health care provider, person, is not aware of its presence, medical history, a physical examination performed, medical history questions, asked documenting this reflex in detail, physical examination, complete nervous system, neurologic, examination, diagnostic testing, mri scan, the head, mri scan, the spine, angiography, the head, somatosensory evoked potentials, lumbar puncture, analysis, the cerebrospinal fluid.