Joseph Babinski
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Joseph Babinski was a French neurologist best known for describing the Babinski sign, a key clinical indicator of corticospinal tract dysfunction.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joseph Babinski canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11526195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Babinski Context triple: [Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, associatedWithPerson, Joseph Babinski]
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A.
Georges Guillain
Georges Guillain was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying the acute autoimmune neuropathy now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
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B.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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C.
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy was a German-American neurologist best known for identifying the abnormal protein aggregates in the brain that are now called Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related dementias.
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D.
Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
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E.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Babinski Target entity description: Joseph Babinski was a French neurologist best known for describing the Babinski sign, a key clinical indicator of corticospinal tract dysfunction.
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A.
Georges Guillain
Georges Guillain was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying the acute autoimmune neuropathy now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
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B.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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C.
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy
Friedrich Heinrich Lewy was a German-American neurologist best known for identifying the abnormal protein aggregates in the brain that are now called Lewy bodies, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and related dementias.
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D.
Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
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E.
George Kassabaum
George Kassabaum was an American architect and co-founder of the global design and architecture firm HOK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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clinical sign ⓘ human ⓘ neurologist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-11-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1932-10-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Faculty of Medicine of Paris
NERFINISHED
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University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hôpital de la Pitié
NERFINISHED
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Hôpital de la Salpêtrière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Babinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clinical neurology
ⓘ
neurology ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered |
Babinski sign
NERFINISHED
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clinical significance of the plantar reflex in pyramidal tract lesions ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | plantar reflex ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Babinski sign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | French ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern neurological examination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Babinski sign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
description of the plantar reflex in corticospinal tract lesions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French Academy of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Babinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Babinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Charles Foix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | description of the Babinski sign ⓘ |
| occupation |
neurologist
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physician ⓘ |
| partOf | neurological examination ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty | clinical examination of the nervous system ⓘ |
| usedToDiagnose | corticospinal tract dysfunction ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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