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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
head, back, and legs ... Abruptly lower the ... hands open, and legs ... The arms/legs on ... the opposite arm/leg
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... The legs should ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
found in newborn ... side, the leg and ... and the arm and leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... The knee should ... is a sign of hypotonia ... Lower #Extremity ... #tone #Newborn
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
withdrawal of the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #reflex #pyramidal ... #neurology
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
Moro Reflex on Newborn ... examiner suddenly lets ... Pediatrics #Clinical #Video ... #Neurology #Normal ... #PhysicalExam #
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
control of the leg ... the knee and the leg ... Reposition the leg ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... from functional leg ... their weak leg ... transmitted to either leg ... Leg #Paralysis #
Tone - Heel to Ear on Physical Exam
Holding the baby’s foot in one hand, draw the
hand, draw the leg ... The foot should ... of the chest or shoulder ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... and bilateral leg ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam