Bing's sign
| Bing's sign | |
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| Differential diagnosis | Upper motor neuron lesion |
Bing's sign or Bing's reflex is a clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the foot or toe with a pin causes extension of the great toe.[1] It is seen in patients with upper motor neuron lesion of the lower limbs.[1] It is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.[1]
This sign is named after Paul Robert Bing.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Davis, Arielle P.; Wettstein, Albert; Swanson, Phillip D.; Longstreth, W.T. (21 August 2018). "The search for the elusive Bing sign". Neurology. 91 (8): 354–356. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006032.
External links
[edit]Bing's reflex or sign at Whonamedit?
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