Throckmorton's reflex

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]

Throckmorton's reflex
Differential diagnosispyramidal tract lesions


The sign is named after Tom Bentley Throckmorton. 


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