Chaddock reflex

noun

Chaddock reflex

noun

Etymology Identified by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in 1911.

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A diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex, but where stroking the lateral malleolus causes extension of the big toe, indicating damage to the corticospinal tract.

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