Rossolimo's sign
Encyclopedia
Rossolimo's sign is a clinical sign
in which percussion of the tips of the toes causes an exaggerated flexion of the toes. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract
lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.
The sign is named after Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo
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Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
in which percussion of the tips of the toes causes an exaggerated flexion of the toes. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract
Corticospinal tract
The corticospinal or pyramidal tract is a collection of axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain and the spinal cord....
lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.
The sign is named after Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo
Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo
Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo was a Russian neurologist who was a native of Odessa. He specialized in the field of child neuropsychology.In 1884 he graduated from the University of Moscow, and subsequently worked under Aleksei...
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