A positive Babinski's reflex is characterized by
a. extension and fanning of all toes.
b. plantar flexion of the foot.
c. adduction of the toes with plantar flexion of the great toe.
d. abduction of the toes with dorsiflexion of the great toe.
D
A positive Babinski's reflex is noted when the patient's toes abduct (fan) and the great toe dorsiflexes; this denotes lesions in the pyramidal system.
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