[Clinical Neurology and Joseph Babinski]

Clinical neurology emerged from three European schools of neurology in the 19th century. Romberg established the first neurology school at the University of Berlin, Germany, around 1840, followed by Charcot at the Salpêtrière in Paris in 1862, and, around the same time, Jackson at Queen Square in London. Each went on to establish their own unique neurology schools, supported by the dedicated work of their disciples in the fields of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropathology. Among these disciples, Babinski made one of the most important contributions to clinical neurology through the discovery of the "Babinski sign" and his clarification of its clinical significance.