Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski (Józef Franciszek Feliks Babiński) (November 17, 1857–October 29, 1932) was a Polish-French neurologist. He is best known for his 1903 description of the Babinski sign, a pathological plantar reflex indicative of corticospinal tract damage. November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Neurology is the branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system and its disorders. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... In medicine (neurology), the Babinski reflex or Babinski sign is a reflex that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain. ... In medicine (neurology), the Babinski reflex or Babinski sign is a reflex that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain. ... The corticospinal or pyramidal tract is a massive collection of axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain, and the spinal cord. ...

Babiński was the son of a polish engineer and his wife who in 1848 flew Warsaw for Paris because of a Russian reign of terror with the purpose of stalling Polish attempts at achieving independence. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

External links

• Biography of Joseph Babinski (http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/370.html), from whonamedit.com