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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
head, back, and legs ... hands open, and legs ... The arms/legs on ... the opposite arm/leg ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
withdrawal of the leg ... pyramidal tract dysfunction ... Babinski #Sign #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #reflex
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex ... This primitive reflex ... one side, the leg ... and the arm and leg ... #PhysicalExam #
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... reflexes) • Urinary ... disturbance in legs ... bladder/bowel dysfunction
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
of the flexion reflex ... pyramidal tract dysfunction ... Brissauds #Sign #Reflex ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... genitourinary dysfunction ... and bilateral leg ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Severe injury/dysfunction ... • Gag reflex ... wrists clenched; legs ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Kernig Sign: • Leg ... Sign • Passively flex ... neck and legs will ... flex • Sens: ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... deficiencies -> Sphincter dysfunction ... bladder and rectal reflex ... saddle anesthesia. leg
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 ... #PhysicalExam #