Medri Vodcast: Neonatology

Medri Vodcast: Neonatology episodes:

• 02.04.2008

  Walking reflex

  Keep the baby upright and allow the soles of the feet to touch the surface of the table. Move the baby forward to accompany any stepping. Alternating stepping movements with both legs will occur. This response depends on arousal of...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Tonic neck reflex

  With the baby in the supine position, turn the head to one side, holding the jaw over the shoulder. The arm and leg on the side to which the head is turned extend, while the opposite arm and leg flex....

  
• 02.04.2008

  Sucking reflex

  The sucking reflex is common to all mammals and is linked with the rooting reflex and breastfeeding. It causes the child to instinctively suck at anything that touches the roof of their mouth. You can test this reflex with a...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Rooting reflex

  With the baby’s head positioned in the midline and hands held against the anterior chest, stroke with your finger the perioral skin at the corners of the baby’s mouth and the midline of the upper and lower lip. In response,...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Pull to sit

  Starting in the supine position, the baby is pulled by the arms to the sitting position. The head and the arms are observed during the maneuver. The arms should remain partially flexed at the elbow and the head may lag...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Moro response

  Moro response can be produced in several different ways. Hold the baby in supine position, supporting the back and pelvis with one hand and arm and the head with the other hand, and allowing the head to drop several centimeters...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Magnet reflex

  With the baby in the supine position, apply light pressure with the thumb to the sole of the foot producing flexion of the leg. The baby pushes back against the pressure, so the examiner gets the sensation that his thumb...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Grasp response

  Stimulate the palm of the baby’s hands and observe the reflex grasping of your finger. Stroke the sole of the foot, and the toes will flex and curl around your examining finger. Make sure that the response is not inhibited...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Galant's reflex

  Hold the baby horizontally and prone in one of your hands. Stimulate one side of the baby’s back approximately 1 cm from the midline along a paravertebral line extending from shoulder to the buttocks. This produces a curving of the...

  
• 02.04.2008

  Crawling reflex

  Crawling reflex can be stimulated by placing the neonate prone on a flat surface. The neonate will attempt to crawl forward when the sole of his feet are touched. Voluntary crawling begins around 7 months.

  
• 02.04.2008

  Introduction: Primitive reflexes

  The findings during the neurological examination in infancy, especially in the newborn period, differ markedly from those present in children and adults. There are number of specific reflex activities so called infantile automatisms, found in the normal newborn that disappear...