Pedia Neurologic Reflex

Question 1

Dance Reflex/Darwinian

Answer 1

When the sole of the feet touch hard surface, baby takes few quick steps, disappears by 1 month

Question 2

Tonic Neck/ fencing/boxing reflex

Answer 2

When baby faces L the L extremities extend L, R extremities extend and vice versa, disappears by 3 months

Question 3

Palmar Grasp

Answer 3

When baby’s palm touches hard object, baby grasp, disappears by 3 months

Question 4

Moro reflex/startle reflex

Answer 4

Stimulate with Loud noise, clapping, jarring of crib, place baby supine on the palm of the examiners hands, drop head by 2 inches, disappears by 5 months

Question 5

Plantar reflex

Answer 5

When sole of the foot is stimulated, sole of the foot will grasp object, disappears by 8 months

Question 6

Babinski Reflex

Answer 6

Sole of foot is stimulated by blunt object via inverted j, fanning of toes, disappears by 8 months to 2 years