PPT-Infant Reflexes lecture Three

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. Infant reflexes are called primitive reflexes 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. 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. . MD. Chief Resident, Division of Child Neurology. Department of Pediatrics and Neurology. University of Louisville . Evaluation . of the Hypotonic Infant. Objectives. Factors . related to the production of muscle tone in infants and . lecture Three. . 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). and Stereotypies. 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 . 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. 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. . PRESENTED BY -. . DR KRITIKA JOSHI . . . ASSISTANT PROFESSOR . . By Stephanie Shane OTR/L. Here is a great video to watch in order to learn about those primitive reflexes. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdiCep6OStA. Rooting Reflex (birth to 3 months). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_Y_jg2soc. 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 . ’. Joe . Guadagno. Consultant Neurologist. RVI. Outline. General principles for assessing paralysis (but not vascular). Central causes (UMN signs). - unilateral (hemispheric). - bilateral (spinal mainly).