Background
The significance of a positive Babinski finding in an adult trauma patient is that indicates a dysfunction within the central nervous system (CNS) of the patient. Specifically, the finding indicates that the problem within the CNS is at the pyramidal track.
Thus, the medical personnel will have an overview of the problem area within the CNS without having to perform other tests especially when the medical practitioner is very sure of the finding. Besides, the medical personnel will be in a position to offer advice to the patient on the best strategies of copying up with this ailment (Singerman and Lee 2008).
Positive Babinski in adults and older children is abnormal. Specifically, when the test indicate asymmetry finding, that is, when the Babinski symptom is detected on only one side of the patient, it is a clear indication of trouble which can focused to the side of the Central Nervous System involved. Reflectively, positive Babinski may only be normal in small children since their CNS is not fully developed.
Patient education
The Babinski condition is characterized by weakness of the muscles, challenges in coordination and control of the muscles and irresponsiveness or abnormal responsiveness to touch. However, it has not been possible to put a figure on the number of human beings suffering from this condition. It has been shown that lack of pre-exposure to the condition could lead to extreme behavior habits and response to stimuli.
This condition is not very frequent but may be causes by secondary disorders that occur in the brain or the nervous system. There is no single cause of this condition though it may be common among the children of less than one year old since their nervous system is not fully developed (Miller and Johnston 2005). In the normal occurrence, the Babinski condition will disappear among the minors after the age of one to two years.
Causes of Babinski
There is no specific cause of this condition. However, it is often occurs a result f disorders in the nervous system. These are some of the disorders which may lead to occurrence of the Babinski condition in adults;
- Brain injury or brain tumor
- Injury in the spinal cord
- The Lou Gehrig disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Occurrence of meningitis
- Stroke
Signs of the Babinski condition
- Loss of sensors in the affected foot or arm
- General weakness within the plantar flexion part
- Absence of the reflex in the ankle jerk
Treatment of the Babinski condition
The behavioral risk factors in relation to Babinski should be identified to combat the condition. The success of this intervention will require the involvement of experts, mainly social anthropologists, and social scientists. The patient should also be empowered in prevention measures, as well as have effective methods, put in place in order to control and prevent the condition. Those who undergo exposure programs should limit the time period between exposure and treatment.
Although there is little treatment related to this ailment, a medical specialist may offer vital assessment and preventive advice to a patient. Basically, the main form of care is precaution to avoid injury. A patient should remain calm and live in an environment that does not promote occurrence of injuries (Purdy 2010). Besides, the patient can be treated for causal ailments such as brain tumor, stroke, meningitis, and nervous system defects.
References
Miller, T., & Johnston, C. (2005). Should the Babinski sing be part of the routine neurologic examination? Neurology, 65(2), 1165-1168.
Purdy, R.A. (2010). The most important neurologic reflex. American Journal of Medicine, 123(2), 793-795
Singerman, J., & Lee, L. (2008). Consistency of the Babinski reflex and its variants. European Journal of Neurology, 15(1), 960-964.