Rossolimo's sign

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Rossolimo's sign is a clinical sign in which percussion of the tips of the toes causes an exaggerated flexion of the toes. It is found in patients with pyramidal tract lesions, and is one of a number of Babinski-like responses.{{cite journal |vauthors=Kumar SP, Ramasubramanian D |title=The Babinski sign--a reappraisal |journal=Neurol India |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=314–8 |date=December 2000 |pmid=11146592 |url=http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=314;epage=8;aulast=Kumar |access-date=2009-04-13}} The sign is named after Grigory Ivanovich Rossolimo.{{WhoNamedIt|synd|15|Rossolimo's reflex}}