O reflexo cutâneo-plantar em extensão (Babinski, 1896/1898)

 

The extensor plantar reflex (Babinski, 1896/1898)

 

 

R. Oliveira-souza^I; W. Martignoni De Figueiredo^II

^IProfessor Assistente, Serviço de Clínica Médica C (Prof. Omar da Rosa Santos), Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro (HUGG - UNI-RIO)
^IIProfessor Adjunto, Serviço de Clínica Médica C (Prof. Omar da Rosa Santos), HUGG - UNI-RIO

 

 

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RESUMO

A dois anos do centenário da identificação do reflexo cutâneo-plantar em extensão como sinal de afecção do sistema nervoso central, pareceu-nos oportuno traduzir passagens relevantes de Babinski sobre o fenômeno que descreveu. Há indícios de que um dos motosmais influentes na criação do espírito de época que facilitou a valorização clínica do "fenômeno dos artelhos", deveu-se à exigência pragmática de se distinguir paralisias "histéricas" de "orgânicas" para aplicação médico-legal imediata.

Palavras-chave: Babinski, hemiplegia, reflexos, sistema piramidal.

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SUMMARY

The extensor plantar reflex was described by Babinski in 1896. Given the obvious relevance of the sign for internal medicine as well as the paucity of translations of the original sources into Portuguese, we thought it timely to recall the ingenious arguments Babinski used to demonstrate his views on the "toe phenomenon", as he would call it. A careful analysis of Babinski's writings suggests, further, that he was driven by keen intuition as well as by medico-legal interests.

Key words:Babinski, hemiplegia, reflexes, pyramidal system.

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Agradecimento

Agradecemos aos funcionários das bibliotecas do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz e do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro pela diligência na localização dos textos originais, que permitiram a realização do presente estudo.

 

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