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Moniz sign
Moniz
sign
is a
clinical
sign in
which forceful
passive
plantar flexion
of the
ankle
elicits
an
extensor
plantar reflex
. It is found in
patients
with
pyramidal tract
lesions
, and is one of a number of
Babinski-like responses
.
It is named after
Portuguese
neurologist
António Egas Moniz
.