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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Abruptly lower the ... , turn head to one ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Peds #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam
The asphyxia escape reflex is assessed by placing the child in the prone position on the
, the newborn should ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... Next, flex and extend ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Physical Exam To test ... The legs should ... #Extremity #tone ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
Moro Reflex on Newborn ... drop back a few ... #Pediatrics #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology ... #Normal #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
equina syndrome (CES ... extremity reflexes ... decreased rectal tone ... • Provocative Tests ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Triceps power is ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... Leg #Traction #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Galant Primitive Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 

The Galant reflex (trunk incurvation) is obtained by placing
baby’s trunk and hips ... should swing towards ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
for Functional Lower ... Extremity Paralysis ... weak leg at the hip ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry