A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a patient admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a right-sided stroke. What would be the sign of a positive Babinski's reflex in the stroke victim?

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When a nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a patient admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a right-sided stroke, the nurse would see a positive Babinski reflex in the stroke victim if the great toe dorsiflexes (turning the toes upward.) and the other toes fan out. Babinkski's reflex is tested by stroking the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with a semi sharp object such as a thumbnail.

A Nurse Is Performing a Neurological Assessment on a Patient