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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Reflexes - Maneuver ... and Ages Palmar ... Grasp Reflex ... Abruptly lower the ... #Maneuvers #Ages
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex ... This primitive reflex ... around 4 months of age ... as the "fencing reflex ... #Tonic #Neck #Reflex
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Corneal reflex ... Oculocephalic reflex ... • Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... flexed at the elbow
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
The following #reflexes ... the patient's elbow ... the patient's elbow ... or bed with the legs ... is best elicited
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
Reflexes - Deep ... Tendon Reflexes ... flexed at the elbow ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Landau's Reaction (Reflex)  on Physical Exam

Landau's reaction is investigated holding the baby firmly under the
Landau's Reaction (Reflex ... followed by trunk and leg ... Landaus #Reaction #Reflex ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Normal #Primitive
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... side of the wrist normally ... elicits elbow flexion ... radial (supinator) reflex ... #Reflex #neurology
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Physical Exam To test ... either hypotonia or abnormal ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Birthweight, gestational age ... checked for red reflex ... This reflex is not ... in the arms and legs ... Examination #Peds #Pediatrics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... flexors of the legs ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... negative, MOG-IgG test