Sternbach G
J Emerg Med. 1984;1(3):263-6. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(84)90081-7.
Joseph Babinski first described the plantar cutaneous reflex that bears his name in two papers in 1896 and 1898. He linked the sign, which he termed "the phenomenon of the toes," to disturbances of the pyramidal tract. In the nearly 90 years that have elapsed since the original description, little significant elaboration has been made upon Babinski's initial works. Although the reflex is best known in conjunction with organic disease involving structural injury to the corticospinal tract, it may be present in a number of toxic and metabolic disturbances. These are diverse, and no satisfactory explanation exists to explain the presence of the reflex in such clinical entities. In some instances the reflex reverts to normal following improvement of the underlying condition.
约瑟夫·巴宾斯基在1896年和1898年发表的两篇论文中首次描述了以他名字命名的足底皮肤反射。他将这个他称为“脚趾现象”的体征与锥体束的紊乱联系起来。自最初描述以来的近90年里，对巴宾斯基的最初著作几乎没有重大的阐述。尽管该反射最常与涉及皮质脊髓束结构损伤的器质性疾病相关，但它也可能出现在一些中毒和代谢紊乱中。这些情况多种多样，对于这种临床实体中反射的存在尚无令人满意的解释。在某些情况下，随着潜在病情的改善，反射会恢复正常。
