PPT-Reflexes

Reflexes are natural physical responses a baby has that helps him or her to survive outside of the womb Many reflexes which are present at birth will generally subside within a few months as the baby grows and matures While some reflexes may be more prominent in certain babies reflexes help pediatricians identify if a baby is growing and maturing as he or she should be . Integrative Physiology I: . Control of Body Movement. About this Chapter. Neural reflexes. Autonomic reflexes. Skeletal muscle reflexes. The integrated control of body movement. Control of movement in visceral muscles. How does a baby & toddler begin thinking?. What are Piaget’s Stages of development?. Sensorimotor stage . (Infancy). Preoperational stage. Concrete operation stage. Formal operations stage (Adult). Chapter 13 Part 4. Anatomy &Physiology. Reflexes . much of what body must do every day is programmed as . reflexes. a rapid, predictable, & involuntary response. occur over neural pathways called . Chapter 9. Copyright © 2016 by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Two type of movements are characteristic of the first several months of life:. Infant reflexes. Stereotypies. Copyright © 2016 . by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Do Now. What your brain just did…. What does the brain look like?. Tightly compressed macaroni. Studying uses more energy than jogging. Uses 20% of your oxygen. Is protected in multiple ways.. Where does the brain sit?. Chapter 9. Copyright © 2016 by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Two type of movements are characteristic of the first several months of life:. Infant reflexes. Stereotypies. Copyright © 2016 . by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Cerebral palsy definition. It’s not a disease , it’s a symptom complex. A disorder of movement and posture. Causing activity limitation. Non-progressive, but it symptoms may change with maturation. Hypo-. reflexia.  . Hypo-. reflexia. is an absent or diminished response to tapping. . Hypo-. reflexia. usually indicates a disease that . involves one or more of the components of the two-neuron reflex arc itself. Epidemiology . Paralysis is the most devastating effect of polio virus infection. Although 90-95 % infection-subclinical. Eradicated in most of countries except Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Universal vaccination strategy and improved sanitation: key factor in eradication. . PRESENTED BY -. . DR KRITIKA JOSHI . . . ASSISTANT PROFESSOR . . POSTURE. Each species of animal maintains a normal orientation in space called posture / attitude. Eg. : All domestic animals stand on four limbs. Horizontal posture. Humans stand on lower limbs only . . M. Ibrahim. Definition. :. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental impairment caused by a non-progressive lesion in a single or multiple locations in an immature brain. The lesion leads to persistent disorders of movements and posture that appear early in the infant's life (before 5 years). It is not a specific disease, but a group of neurological disorders of varied causes.. . Clinical Application Child Health Nursing . 1. What are Infant Reflexes. ?. A reflex is an involuntary muscle reaction to a certain type of stimulation. . Occur . subcortically. (below the level of the higher brain centers). ’. Joe . Guadagno. Consultant Neurologist. RVI. Outline. General principles for assessing paralysis (but not vascular). Central causes (UMN signs). - unilateral (hemispheric). - bilateral (spinal mainly).