Babinski Symptom of Automatic Pronation

Babinsky's symptom of automatic pronation was described in 1893 and refers to a functional study of the motor functions and position of the upper and lower extremities, as well as fingers and toes, in children with impaired motor coordination. This functional study allows us to detect defects in the coordination of movements and reflex innervation of the lower and upper extremities, as well as identify areas of motor disorders.

Babinski's symptom of automatic pronation can manifest itself in two forms: superficial and deep: 1. Superficial (simple reflexes) reflects predominantly reflex tone: the patient’s arm or leg is extended in the position

**Babinski** symptom of **automatic pronation**

- this is an objective symptom of the pathological brain structure of the conductors through which impulses are carried from the brain stem and spinal cord to the muscles of the foot and causes their painful contractions.

**Normally** in the posture, the stool-cerebellar region and the cerebral cortex are excited by a reflex pathway with proprioceptive stimulation coming from the muscles of the legs and pelvis. Such irritations can also occur when a finger touches the skin at the back between the greater tubercle of the heel and the junction of the 3+4 metatarsals, or the anterior surface from the ankle to the inner edge of the tibia, when one leg lies loosely on the other. In these cases, the patient feels a tapping movement of the skin of both feet, intensifying as the hand