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meningititis and babinski

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#1 ·
can meningitis present with bilateral babinski ?
i was doing a q, ans was meningitis but patient had bilateral babinski which i wud consider as clue to spine pathology...ur comments ?

QID 3003 uworld
 
#2 ·
MMM weird question to ask, babinski just means upper motor neuron damage/insult, doesnt mean meningitis by itself.

I woudnt rely on Babinski sign to dx meningitis, Rather look at more specific signs of meningeal irritation such as photofobia, brudzinski and Kernig signs, fever, CSF findings and such.
 
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