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Average Length of
Normal Response of Abnormal
Reflexes Eliciting Response Time Reflex
the Newborn Response
Disappears
Shining a strong light such
There is no rapid eye
Blink as a flashlight or an There is rapid eyelid closure. Throughout life
closure.
otoscope light on an eye
The head of the newborn
A newborn infant will turn the
Brushing or stroking near didn’t turn in the
Rooting head in the direction that was About 6 weeks of life
the corner of the mouth. direction that was
stroked.
stroked.

The baby will start sucking There is no sucking

Sucking Touching newborn’s lips About 6 months of age
movements. movement.

As liquid moves into the

Swallowing Breastfeeding
Placing any substance that
Extrusion is placed on the anterior
portion of the tongue.
mouth, the tongue There is no movement of
immediately moves it to the tongue when the liquid Throughout life
back of the mouth for moves into the mouth.
swallowing.
The newborn will extrude the The newborn will not
About 4 months of age
substance. extrude the substance.

Placing an object in the
Palmar Grasp
newborn’s palm.
Holding the newborn in a
Step (Walk)-in-Place vertical position with their
feet touching a hard surface
Touching the anterior
surface of the lower part of
Placing
the newborn’s leg against a
hard surface.
The newborn will close their The fingers will remain
About 3 months of age
fingers on it. open.
The newborn will take a few, The newborn remains
About 3 months of age
quick and alternating steps. steady.
The newborn
makes a few quick lifting There is no motion
About 2 months of age
motions, as if to step onto the observed.
table.
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Touching the sole of the The newborn’s toes will grasp
There is no curling of About 8-9 months of age in
Plantar Grasp newborn’s foot at the base in the same manner as do the
toes. preparation for walking
of the toes. fingers.
The corresponding arm
The newborn’s corresponding
Turning a newborn's head and leg did not extend,
Tonic Neck arm and leg extend. The About 2-3 months of age
to one side. and there is no flexion of
opposite arm and leg flex.
opposite arm and leg.
The newborn will abduct and
Startling a newborn with a
extend their arms
loud noise or by jarring the
and legs. Their fingers assume
bassinet or holding the There is no abduction
a typical “C” position. Then,
Moro newborn in a supine and extension of arms About 4-5 months of age
they swing their arms into an
position and allow their and legs.
embrace position and pull up
heads to drop backward
their legs against their
about 1 inch.
abdomen (adduction).
Stroking the sole of the foot
Fanning of toes in the There is no fanning or
Babinski in an inverted “J” curve About 3 months of age
newborn spreading of toes.
from the heel upward.
Applying a pressure to the
The newborn will not
soles of the feet of a The newborn will push back
Magnet push back against the About 3 months of age
newborn lying in a supine against the pressure.
pressure.
position.
One leg of a newborn lying
The infant raises the other leg
supine is extended and the
and extends it, as if trying to
sole of that foot is irritated The infant could not able
Crossed Extension push Until one month of age
by being rubbed with a to raise and extend legs.
away the hand irritating the
sharp object, such as a
first leg.
thumbnail
The newborns lie in a prone
position and are touched The newborn will flex their
There is no flexion of the
Trunk Incurvation along the paravertebral trunk and swing their pelvis About 3 months of age
trunk observed.
area by a probing finger. toward the touch.

Landau The newborn is held in a The newborn should Demonstration of some About 1-2 years of age
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prone position with a hand
demonstrate some muscle muscle tone was not
underneath, supporting the
tone. observed.
trunk.
 Patellar reflex – elicited
by tapping the patellar
tendon with the tip of  Patellar reflex – the legs
the finger. move perceptibly There is no movement
Deep Tendon  Biceps reflex – elicited by  Biceps reflex – More likely and contraction Throughout life
placing the thumb of left to feel the tendon contract observed.
hand on the tendon of than to observe movement
the biceps on the inner
surface of the elbow.

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