Positive if tapping or stroking skin over cuboid bone or 4th or 5th metatarsal produces rapid plantar flexion of toes, especially the 4th or 5th; seen in most corticospinal tract lesions but may also occur in normal patients with hyper-reflexia.
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Positive if tapping or stroking skin over cuboid bone or 4th or 5th metatarsal produces rapid plantar flexion of toes, especially the 4th or 5th; seen in most corticospinal tract lesions but may also occur in normal patients with hyper-reflexia.