Neuro

Question 1

Primitive Reflexes

Answer 1

Palmar grasp
Plantar grasp
Moro (startle)
Rooting
Sucking
Babinski
Crawling
Stepping
Tonic Neck

Question 2

PALMAR Grasp Reflex disappears at ____

Answer 2

4-6 months

Question 3

Describe expected reaction with palmar grasp reflex

Answer 3

place finger into infant’s palm or stroke inside

hand closes around finger

Question 4

Describe expected reaction with plantar grasp reflex

Answer 4

place finger at base of toes

toes curl like they are grasping the finger

Question 5

PLANTAR Grasp Reflex disappears at ____

Answer 5

9-12 months

Question 6

Describe expected reaction with Moro reflex

Answer 6

infant hears sudden loud noise
OR
unexpected movement (e.g. lower infant downward with head lower than body)

infant will throw out/extend arms with palms upward and backward
infant may cry

Question 7

MORO reflex disappears at ____

Answer 7

6 months

Question 8

How to elicit ROOTING reflex

Answer 8

stroke side of infant’s mouth

mouth will OPEN and MOVE TOWARD side stroked

Question 9

ROOTING reflex disappears at ____

Answer 9

4 months

Question 10

How to elicit SUCKING reflex

Answer 10

seen when something touches hard palate
infant starts sucking
INVOLUNTARY
becomes voluntary later on

Question 11

SUCKING reflex disappears at ____

Answer 11

4 months

becomes voluntary function

Question 12

How to elicit BABINSKI reflex

Answer 12

scrape fingernail on bottom of foot; great toe will pull back and other toes will fan out

Question 13

BABINSKI reflex disappears at ____

Answer 13

1 year

Question 14

how to elicit CRAWLING reflex

Answer 14

place on stomach; apply pressure to sole of foot

infant should attempt to press against the pressure, and motion arms and legs as if crawling

Question 15

CRAWLING reflex disappears at ____

Answer 15

a few weeks to months after birth

Question 16

how to elicit STEP reflex

Answer 16

hold infant upright with feet touching surface

infant will move legs as if stepping or walking

Question 17

STEP reflex disappears at ____

Answer 17

3-4 months

Question 18

how to elicit the TONIC NECK REFLEX (aka FENCING REFLEX)

Answer 18

turn the infant’s head to the side

the limbs on that side will extend; and the limbs on the opposite side will flex

Question 19

TONIC NECK REFLEX disappears at ____

Answer 19

4 months

Question 20

plagiocephaly

Answer 20

flattening of the head

increased due to back to sleep campaign to prevent SIDS

Question 21

craniosynostosis

Answer 21

sagittal suture line (most common) prematurely closes
presses skull contents to front and back –> frontal bossing
neurosurgery needed to crack open suture lines