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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Grasp Reflex ... Plantar Grasp Reflex ... Abruptly lower the ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Grasp Primitive Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam 

Placement of the examiner’s finger in the palm of
Reflex on Newborn ... traction on the arm ... #Reflex #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #peds #pediatrics
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 ... extremity muscle ... extremity reflexes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... Next, flex and extend ... the hips, the knees ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Reflexes: • ... Knee - L2, L3, ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
under the knee ... jerk, have the arm ... consistent with a lower ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Physical Exam To test ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... Decerebrate posturing: Arms ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Triceps power is ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
The patient grasps ... hip, then slowly lowers ... #Iliotibial #Band ... #Syndrome #ITBand ... clinical #video #physicalexam