Chaddock reflex
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| Chaddock reflex | |
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| File:Chaddock reflex.jpg | |
| Demonstration of the chaddock reflex in an early publication by Charles G. Chaddock | |
| Differential diagnosis | corticospinal tract damage |
The Chaddock reflex is a diagnostic reflex similar to the Babinski reflex. Chaddock's sign is present when stroking of the lateral malleolus causes extension of the great toe, indicating damage to the corticospinal tract.[1]
It was identified by Charles Gilbert Chaddock in 1911.[2]
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