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Reflexes
This document discusses various reflexes in infants and their clinical significance. It describes several reflexes like the moro, palmar, plantar, and babinski reflexes. These reflexes are present at different gestational ages and disappear at varying times as the infant develops. The presence, absence, strength, or persistence of certain reflexes beyond the normal period can provide clues about an infant's neurological development and identify potential abnormalities. Reflexes also help assess an infant's motor development and skill progression.
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Reflexes
- 2. “An action thatis performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimuli”
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- 4. DEPENDING UPON INBORN ORACQUIRED • Unconditioned/ inborn reflex • Conditioned /Acquired reflex CLASSIFICATION OF REFLEXES DEPENDING UPON SITUATION OF THE CENTER • Cerebellar reflex • Cortical reflex • Midbrain reflex • Bulbar/ Medullary Reflex • Spinal Reflex
- 5. CLASSIFICATION OF REFLEXES Dependingupon the purposes Protective or flexor reflexes Antigravity or extensor reflexes
- 6. Depending upon clinicalbasis 1. Superficial reflex • Mucous membrane • Cutaneous reflex 2. Deep reflex 3. Visceral reflex 4. Pathological reflex
- 7. • Helps thepediatrician to identify whether the child is developing normally or not. • Tells about what abnormalities the child may be having if all reflexes are not proper SIGNIFICANCE OF REFLEXES
- 8. • Knowledge ofdevelopment of motor skills – helps to identify whether development is going on at a proper rate or not.
- 9. GENERAL BODY REFLEXES OFBABY MORO REFLEX / STARTLE REFLEX PALMAR/GRAS P REFLEX WALKING / STEPPING REFLEX LIMB PLACEMENT REFLEX LIMB PLACEMENT REFLEX ASYMMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX BABINSKI’S REFLEX BABKIN REFLEX PARACHUTE REFLEX LANDAU REFLEX
- 10. GENERAL BODY REFLEXES OFBABY WITHDRAWAL REFLEX TRUNK INCURVATION TENDON REFLEX BABINSKI’S REFLEX PARACHUTE REFLEX PLANTER GRASP REFLEX
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- 13. GENERAL BODY REFLEXS MOROREFLEX / STARTLE REFLEX • Begins at 28 weeks of gestation • Initiated by any sudden movement of the neck • Elicited by – pulling the baby halfway to sitting position from supine and suddenly let the head fall back
- 14. It Consist ofrapid abduction and extension of arms with the opening of hands, tensing of the back muscles, flexion of the legs and crying Within moments, the arms
- 15. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Itsnature gives an indication of muscle tone • Failure of the arms to move freely or the hands to open fully indicates hypotonia. • It fades rapidly and is not normally elicited after 6 months of age.
- 16. PALMAR/GRASP REFLEX • Beginat 32 weeks of gestation. • Most effective way– slide the stimulating object, such as a finger or pencil, across the palm from the lateral border • Disappears at 3-4 months
- 17. Light touch ofthe palm produces reflex flexion of the finger. Replaced by voluntary grasp at 45 months
- 18. Clinical significance • Exceptionallystrong grasp reflex– spastic form of cerebral palsy and kernicterus. • May be asymmetrical in hemiplegic and in case of cerebral damage. • Persistence beyond 3 to 4 months indicate spastic form of palsy.
- 19. PLANTER / GRASPREFLEX • Placing object or finger beneath the toes causes curling of toes around the object • Present at 32 weeks of gestation • Disappears at 9 to 12 months
- 20. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Thisreflex referred to as the “readiness tester” • Integrates at the same time that independent gait first becomes possible
- 21. WALKING / STEPPING REFLEX •When sole of foot is pressed against the couch, baby tries to walk • Legs prance up and down as if baby is walking or dancing.
- 22. • Present atbirth. • Disappearing at 2 to four months • With daily practice of reflex, infant may walk alone at 10 months.
- 23. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Prematureinfants will tend to walk in a toe- heel fashion while more mature infants will walk in a heel-toe patterns
- 24. LIMB PLACEMENT REFLEX •When the front of the leg below the knee or the arm below the elbow is brought into contact with the edge of a table, child lift the limbs over the edge • Present at birth, fades away rapidly in early months of life.
- 25. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Reflexis readily demonstrable in the newborn and persistent failure to elicit it at this stage, is thought to indicate neurological abnormality.
- 26. WITHDRAWAL REFLEX • Thisis the reflex that allows the baby to “hold hands until it disappears at about 6 months. Withdrawal reflex: A pin prick to the sole of baby's foot will result in knee and foot flexion. • Present at birth, persists throughout life.
- 27. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Absenceof this is seen in neurologically impaired infants.
- 28. ASYMMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX •Asymmetric tonic neck reflex, or ATNR, is one of the primitive reflexes that babies experience as part of brain development. ... ATNR presents as consistent, one- sided movements of the body that go together with proper hand-eye harmonization. The reflex happens when a newborn turns their head but you may not notice them.
- 29. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Thereflex fades rapidly and is not normally seen after 6 months of age. • Persistence is the most frequently observed abnormality of the infantile reflexes in infant with neurological lesions. • Greatly disrupts development.
- 30. SYMMETRIC TONIC NECK REFLEX •When your baby's head moves forward (their chin toward their chest), their legs straighten and their arms bend.
- 31. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE • Notnormally easily seen at elicited in normal infants. • May be seen in an exaggerated form in many children with cerebral palsy
- 32. BABINSKI’S REFLEX • Babinskireflex is one of the normal reflexes in infants. • Reflexes are responses that occur when the body receives a certain stimulus.
- 33. The Babinski reflexoccurs after the sole of the foot has been firmly stroked. The big toe then moves upward or toward the top surface of the foot. The other toes fan out.
- 34. BABKIN REFLEX • Deeppressure applied simultaneously to the palm of both hands while the infant is in supine position. • Stimulus is followed by flexion or forward bowing of the head, opening of the mouth and closing of the eyes. • Fades rapidly and normally cannot be elicited after 4 months of age. A neonatal reflex in which infants open their mouths and twist their heads in response to pressure on their palms.
- 35. Clinical significance • Reflexcan be demonstrated in the newborn, thus showing a hand-mouth neurological link, even at that early stage
- 36. PARACHUTE REFLEX • Reflexappears at about 6-9 months and persists thereafter. • Elicited by holding the child in ventral suspension and suddenly lowering him in the couch • Arms extended as a defensive reaction.
- 37. Clinical significance • Absentor abnormal in children with cerebral palsy. • Would be asymmetrical in spastic hemiplegic.
- 38. LANDAU REFLEX • Seenin horizontal suspension with the head, legs and spine extended. • If the head is flexed, hip knees and elbows also flex. • Appears at approximately 3 months, disappears at 12-24 months.
- 39. Clinical significance • Absenceof reflex occurs in hypotonia, hypertonia or mental abnormality.
- 40. TRUNK INCURVATION REFLEX •Stroking one side of spinal column while baby is on his abdomen causes crawling motion with legs, lifting head from surface • Present in utero, seen at approximately 3rd or 4th day • Persist for 2-3 months.
- 41. GALLANT’S REFLEX • Firmsharp stimulation along side of the spine with the fingernails or a pin produces contraction of the underlying muscles and curving of the back. • Response is easily seen when the infants is held upright and the trunk movement is unrestricted. • Best seen in the neonatal period and thereafter gradually fades.
- 42. TENDON REFLEX • Simplemonosynaptic reflexes, which are elicited by a sudden stretch of a muscle tendon. • Occurs when the tendon is tapped. • Present throughout the life.
- 43. Clinical significance • Usefuldiagnostically for Detection of upper motor neuron lesions (exaggerated response) Myopathic conditions (depressed or absent response) Localization of the segmental lesions of the cord.
- 44. TONIC LABYRINTHINE REFLEX •With this reflex, tilting the head back while lying on the back causes the back to stiffen and even arch backwards, the legs to straighten, stiffen, and push together, the toes to point, the arms to bend at the elbows and wrists, and the hands to become fisted or the fingers to curl.
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