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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Palmar Grasp Reflex ... The arms abduct ... The arms/legs on ... while the opposite arm ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
(finger flexor reflex ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... test itself involves ... individuals, and are ... slow, but these are
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... document response (tests ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Tear The drop arm ... test evaluates ... to 90 degrees, flex ... unable to keep arms
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
are routinely tested ... extension of the arm ... the supporting arm ... is best elicited ... abdominal muscles contract
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Syringomyelia • Spinal AVM ... • Provocative Tests ... bulbocavernosus reflex ... absent anal wink test ... - reflex contraction
Argyll Robertson (AR) Pupils - “Accommodate but do no React” 

- Pupils constrict on a near
Argyll Robertson (AR ... ” - Pupils constrict ... (accommodation reflex ... to light (light reflex ... Argyll #Robertson #AR
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
shows how pre-test ... ) and negative Reller ... with a low pre-test ... PCR would cause harm ... decision tools are
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
other anomalies are ... assessment, is best ... for red reflex ... This reflex is not ... pressure in the arms
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
to the affected arm ... Put patient on arm ... – Adduction of arm ... elbow fully as a test ... Bigelow method: FLEX