Term
TONIC LABYRINTHE REFLEX (PRONE. SUPINE)
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 6 MONTHS |
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Definition
TONIC LABYRINTHE REFLEX
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 6 MONTHS
PRONE: FLEXOR TONE DOMINATES/ CHILD WILL NOT LIFT HEAD
SUPINE: EXTENSOR TONE DOMINATES/ CHILD WILL NOT FLEX IN PULL TO SIT |
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Term
| WHAT IS TONIC LABYRINTHE REFLEX? |
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Definition
| REFLEX THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN MEDIATING GRAVITY DEPENDENCY OF A NEWBORN BASED ON THE POSITION OF THE HEAD (BODY) IN SPACE |
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Term
| WHAT IS LABYRINTHE RIGHTING REACTION? |
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Definition
| MEDIATE ANTIGRAVITY BEHAVIORS THAT INCLUDE A NUMBER OF UPPER BRAIN STEM-MEDIATED RESPONSES THAT EITHER ALIGN THE BODY WITH RESPECT TO GRAVITY OR SUPPORT SURFACE OR ROTATE BODY PARTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OTHER. |
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Term
LABYRINTHE RIGHTING REACTION
ONSET:BIRTH-2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION: PERSISTS THROUGH LIFE |
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Definition
LABYRINTHE RIGHTING REACTION
ONSET:BIRTH-2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION: PERSISTS THROUGH LIFE
RESPONSE: HEAD ORIENTS TO VERTICAL POSITION AND IS STEADY/ MAINTAINED IN PROPER ORIENTATION TO ENVT. |
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Term
| WHY IS LABYRINTHE RIGHTING REACTION IMP? |
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Definition
| ABILITY TO ROLL/ ANTIGRAVITY BEHAVIORS |
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Term
| WHY IS TONIC LABYRINTHE REFLEX IMP? |
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Definition
| PROHIBIT ANTI GRAVITY BEHAVIOR/ STARTING OF LANDAU REFLEX |
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Term
| WHAT IS PALMAR GRASP REFLEX? |
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Definition
| PATTERN THAT OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO PRESSURE IN PALM/ CAUSES INFANTS FINGERS TO CURL AROUND THE EXAMINERS FINGER |
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Term
PALMAR GRASP REFLEX
ONSET: BIRTH TO 2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION: 4-11 MONTHS |
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Definition
PALMAR GRASP REFLEX
ONSET: BIRTH TO 2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION: 4-11 MONTHS
RESPONSE: FINGERS WILL FLEX AROUND EXAMINERS |
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Term
| WHY IS PALMAR GRASP REFLEX IMP? |
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Definition
| CAN NOT UTILIZE VOLITIONAL REACH AND GRASP UNTIL INTEGRATED |
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Term
| WHAT IS PLANTAR GRASP REFLEX? |
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Definition
| PRIMITIVE ATTEMPT AT BALANCE THAT OCCURS IN RESPONSE TO PRESSURE ACROSS METATARSAL HEADS, JUST UNDER THE TOES, CAUSING GRASPING BY THE TOES |
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Term
PLANTAR GRASP REFLEX
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 9 MONTHS |
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Definition
PLANTAR GRASP REFLEX
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 9 MONTHS
RESPONSE: PLANTAR FELXION OF TOES OCCURS |
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Term
| WHY IS PLANTAR GRASP REFLEX IMP? |
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Definition
| IMMATURE ATTEMPT AT STABILITY, DISSAPEARS IN STANDING/ COINCIDES WITH MATURE POSTURAL EQUILIBRIUM |
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Term
| WHAT IS ROOTING REACTION? |
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Definition
| Gently stroke the child from the lips to the cheek, Child turns head toward stimulus; if to lower lip, mouth tends to open |
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Term
ROOTING REACTION
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 3 MONTHS |
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Definition
ROOTING REACTION
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 3 MONTHS
RESPONSE: INFANT TURNS HEAD TO STIMULUS, IF TO LOWER LIP, MOUTH TENDS TO OPEN |
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Term
| WHY IS ROOTING REACTION IMP? |
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Definition
| ABSENCE INDICATES CNS DEPRESSION/ RARELY ABSENT WHEN INFANT IS NOT SATIATED |
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Term
| WHAT IS SUCK SWALLOW REFLEX? |
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Definition
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Term
SUCK SWALLOW REFLEX
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2-5 MONTHS |
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Definition
SUCK SWALLOW REFLEX
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2-5 MONTHS
RESPONSE: RHYTHMIC SUCKLING MOVEMENTS OCCUR, LIPS, TONGUE, and JAW MOVE SYNCHRONOUSLY, FIRST DOWN AND FORWARD, UP AND BACK |
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Term
| WHY IS SUCK SWALLOW REFLEX IMP? |
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Definition
| RARELY SUPPRESSED IN NONSATIATED INFANT/ ABSENCE INDICATES CNS DEPRESSION |
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Term
| WHAT IS TRACTION RESPONSE? |
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Definition
| The traction response occurs when the infant is pulled to a sitting position by the arms |
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Term
TRACTION RESPONSE:
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2-5 MONTHS |
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Definition
TRACTION RESPONSE
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2-5 MONTHS
RESPONSE: FLEXION OF SHOULDERS, ELBOWS, WRISTS, AND FINGERS OCCURS |
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Term
| WHY IS TRACTION RESPONSE IMP? |
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Definition
| PERSISTENCE WILL INHIBIT VOLUNTARY USE OF ARMS |
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Term
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Definition
| INFANTS HEAD IS DROPPED BACKWARD, STIMULATING VESTIBULAR SYSTEM OF EAR, CAUSES ABDUCTION OF ARMS, FOLLOWED BY ADDUCTION OF ARMS TIGHT TO CHEST |
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Term
MORO REFLEX
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:5-6 MONTHS |
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Definition
MORO REFLEX
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:5-6 MONTHS
RESPONSE:ABDUCTION OF THE UPPER EXTREMITIES WITH EXTENSION OF THE ELBOWS, WRISTS, AND FINGERS OCCURS, FOLLOWED BY ADDUCTION OF ARMS AT SHOULDERS AND FLEXION AT ELBOWS |
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Definition
| TOTAL ABSENCE OF THIS REFLEX INDICATES NEROLOGIC ABNORMALITY |
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Term
| WHAT IS GALANTS RESPONSE? |
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Definition
| When the skin along the side of an infant's back is stroked, the infant will swing towards the side that was stroked |
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Term
GALANTS RESPONSE
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: BY END OF FIRST TRIMESTER |
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Definition
GALANTS RESPONSE
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: BY END OF FIRST TRIMESTER
RESPONSE:
TRUNK CURVES WITH SHORTENING ON THE STIMULATED SIDE |
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Term
| WHY IS GALANTS RESPONSE IMP? |
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Definition
| USEFUL FOR EARLY INERVATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPINA BIFIDA -DETERMINES WHERE TRUNK MUSCLES ARE INNERVATED |
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Term
WHAT IS NEONATAL NECK RIGHTING?
FIRST OF ROTARY REACTIONS |
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Definition
| ALLOW INFANT TO TRANSFER FROM ONE POSTURAL SET TO OTHER(PRONE to SUPINE) |
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Term
NEONATAL NECK RIGHTING:
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2nd TRIMESTER AS MATURE NECK RIGHTING DEVELOPS |
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Definition
NEONATAL NECK RIGHTING
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 2nd TRIMESTER AS MATURE NECK RIGHTING DEVELOPS
RESPONSE: CHILDS BODY FOLLOWS LIKE A LOG/ NONSEGMENTALLY |
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Term
| WHY IS NEONATAL NECK RIGHTING IMP? |
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Definition
| OFTEN PERSISTS IN PRESCENCE OF SPASTICITY, WILL PROHIBIT NORMAL DE-ROTATIVE ROLLING |
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Term
| WHAT IS ASYMMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX? (ATNR) |
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Definition
| TURNING HEAD TO ONE SIDE, CAUSING UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS ON THE SIDE TOWARD WHICH THE INFANT IS LOOKING TO EXTEND WHILE UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS FACE BACK OF HEAD (EN GUARDE) |
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Term
ASYMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX
ONSET: BIRTH to 2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION:4-6 MONTHS |
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Definition
ASYMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX
ONSET: BIRTH to 2 MONTHS
INTEGRATION:4-6 MONTHS
RESPONSE: EXTENSION OF THE ARM AND LEG TO WHICH THE FACE IS TURNED OCCURS, ALONG WITH FLEXION OF OPPOSITE LIMBS, producing EN GUARDE FENCING POSTURE |
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| WHY IS ASYMMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX IMP? |
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Definition
NORMAL DEV: LINKAGE BTWN EYES AND HANDS
ABNORMAL: CNS DAMAGE, PREVENTS SYMMETRICAL BEHAVIORS, HAND TO MOUTH-DEVELOPMENT OF SCOLIOSIS |
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Term
| WHAT IS PLACING REACTION? |
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Definition
| FACILITATED BY STROKING THE BACK OF HAND, TOP OF FOOT AGAINST TABLE TOP, CAUSES INFANT TO LIFT LIMB IN FLEXION, THEN EXTEND LIMB AS IF TO PLACE ON TABLE |
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Term
PLACING REACTION
ONSET:ARMS= BIRTH, LEGS= PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:FIRST TRIMESTER |
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Definition
PLACING REACTION
ONSET:ARMS= BIRTH, LEGS= PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:FIRST TRIMESTER
RESPONSE:THE LIMB LIFTS IN FLEXION, FOLLOWED BY EXTENSION AS IF TO PLACE IT ON TABLE |
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Term
| WHY IS PLACING REACTION IMP? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT IS FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL? |
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Definition
| a spinal reflex intended to protect the body from damaging stimuli.Withdraw of hand. |
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Term
FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: FIRST TRIMESTER |
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Definition
FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL
ONSET: PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: FIRST TRIMESTER
RESPONSE: STIMULATED LEG REACTS WITH FLEXION AT HIP, KNEE, AND ANKLE, WITHDRAWING THE EXTREMITY |
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Term
| WHY IS FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL IMP? |
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Definition
| WITHDRAWAL TO PAIN STIMULUS (THROUGH LIFE), EVENTUALLY JUST JERK OF ANKLE, IT IS TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF LIMB! |
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Term
| WHAT IS CROSSED EXTENSION? |
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Definition
| one of the spinally mediated reflexes normally present in the first 2 months of life, demonstrated by the adduction and extension of one leg when the foot of the other leg is stimulated. When present in adults, it indicates hyperactive reflexes. |
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Term
CROSSED EXTENSION:
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 1st TRIMESTER |
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Definition
CROSSED EXTENSION
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION: 1st TRIMESTER
RESPONSE:HOLD ONE LEG STRAIGHT, APPLY FIRM PRESSURE ON SOLE OF FOOT, FLEXION, ADDUCTION, and EXTENSION OF OPPOSITE LEG OCCURS |
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Term
| WHY IS CROSSED EXTENSION IMP? |
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Definition
| REPRESENTS SPINAL CORD NEURAL NETWORKS, FOUNDATION FOR RECIPROCAL PATTERN OF LOCOMOTION |
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Term
| WHAT IS NEONATAL POSITIVE SUPPORTING? |
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Definition
| Like the stepping reflex, if you hold your baby under his arms, support his head, and allow his feet to bounce on a flat surface, he will extend (straighten) his legs for about 20-30 seconds to support himself, before he flexes his legs again and goes to a sitting position. |
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Term
NEONATAL POSITIVE SUPPORTING
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:FIRST TRIMESTER |
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Definition
NEONATAL POSITIVE SUPPORTING
ONSET:PRENATAL
INTEGRATION:FIRST TRIMESTER
RESPONSE: COCONTRACTION OF LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCLES OCCURS, WITH LIMB SUPPORT OF MINIMAL BODY WT |
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Term
| WHY IS NEONATAL POSITIVE SUPPORTING IMP? |
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Definition
| INDICATES NORMAL MUSCLE TONE, IF PERSISTS...MAY BE ASSOC. WITH HIGH MUSCLE TONE-SPASTIC DIPLEGIA |
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Term
| WHAT IS SPONTANEOUS STEPPING? |
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Definition
| This reflex is also called the walking or dance reflex because a baby appears to take steps or dance when held upright with his/her feet touching a solid surface. |
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Term
SPONTANEOUS STEPPING
ONSET: NEAR BIRTH
INTEGRATION: FIRST TRIMESTER |
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Definition
SPONTANEOUS STEPPING
ONSET: NEAR BIRTH
INTEGRATION: FIRST TRIMESTER
RESPONSE: ALTERNATING STEPPING MOVEMENTS OCCUR |
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Term
| WHY IS SPONTANEOUS STEPPING IMP? |
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Definition
| IF PERSISTS...SPASTIC DIPLEGIA |
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