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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Grasp Reflex ... all fingers to ... Plantar Grasp Reflex ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Plantar Grasp Reflex
A little bit of neurological semiology of the newborn / infant with this super
Plantar Grasp Reflex ... at the expected age ... The opposite is also ... #Video #Pediatrics ... #Foot #Peds #Primitive
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
around 4 months of age ... Also known as the ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #Neurology #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Normal
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Disturbances Neurologic ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
reflux initially ... around 4-6 weeks of age ... Cause is unknown ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... , Clonus, Spasticity ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... horizontal movements; also ... for presence of clonus ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... in deep tendon reflexes ... herniation - Lumbar ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Birthweight, gestational age ... fontanelle is also ... When the diagnosis ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis