Abstract
The late 19th/early 20th century heralded a period in neurology when there was claim and counter claim about the founders of new reflex movements of the great toe. The cutaneous plantar reflex is undoubtedly one of the most important signs in clinical neurology, and there have been several methods described of eliciting this sign, each with its own eponymous name. This article reviews the background to these claims and the contribution of the various authors, to the discovery, clinical relevance and ease of eliciting reflex movements of the great toe.
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