Primitive Reflexes Flashcards

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*Placing

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Infant should flex knee and bring foot up onto surface (stimulus on top of foot); disappears 6 mo

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*Stepping/Walking

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Reciprocal flexion and extension of legs in a mock walk (stimulus on bottom of feet); disappears when infant can stand unassisted

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*Gallant/Trunk Incurvation

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Infant extends and laterally flexes to side of stimulus; disappears 3-9 mo

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4
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*Rooting Awake

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Infant turns head toward stimulus; disappears 3-4 months

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5
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*Suckling Reflex

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Infant starts to suckle; disappears 3-4 mo awake and 5-7 mo asleep

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6
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Vertical Suspension

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Bilateral flexion of hips and knees

0-6 months

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7
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*Palmar Grasp

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Infant grasps finger; disappears 4 mo

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8
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Blink/Dazzle

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Infant blinks

0-1 year

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9
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Acoustic Blink

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Infant blinks

0-gradually disappears

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10
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*Asymmetrical Tonic Neck

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Extension of upper and lower extremity on side of head rotation and flexion of extremities on contralateral side; disappears 6 months

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11
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Landau

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Baby arches and extremities extend. Neck flexion flexes hips and torso
2 weeks-2 years

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Neck Righting

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Infant rotates trunk to side of head rotation

0-10 months

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13
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Parachute

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Infant should extend arms to brace the fall

6 months-1 year

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14
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*Babinski

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Extension and fanning of toes (with flexor response of first toe); disappears 1 year

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15
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Otolith Righting

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Infant laterally flexes head to maintain horizon

0-2 years

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16
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*Rooting Asleep

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Infant turns head toward stimulus; disappears 5-7 mo

17
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*Moro/Startle

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Infant symmetrically extends the trunk, abducts the arms and flexes knees and hips; appears 1-2 months; disappears 1-5 months

18
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*Plantar grasp

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Examiner strokes plantar surface of foot and toes flex to grasp finger; disappears 8-15 months

19
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Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex

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Flex head: flexion of arms and legs; disappears by 4mo

Ext head: extends arms and legs; disappears age 3