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8 Cards in this Set
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Moro reflex
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Extension of limbs when startled.
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Rooting reflex
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Movement of head toward one side if cheek or mouth is stroked (nipple seeking)
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Sucking reflex
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Suck response when roof of mouth is touched.
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Palmar/plantar reflexes
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Curling of fingers/toes if palms of hands/feet are stroked.
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Babinski reflex
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Dorsiflexion of large toe with plantar stimulation.
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When are these reflexes seen?
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1st year of life and frontal lobe lesion.
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Palmomental reflex
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Palmomental reflex this is a primitive reflex in which scratching the palm results in wrinkling of the chin on that side. It is a soft sign of cerebral cortical dysfunction.
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Grasp reflex
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Grasp reflex is a primitive reflex (present in very young children) in which the fingers involuntarily flex when the palm is stroked, It is a sign of frontal cortical dysfunction.
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