Child Neuologic

Question 1

Plantar reflex

Answer 1

• AKA Babinski reflex
• sole has been stroked upwards
• causes the big toe to move upward, and the other toes fan out
• under 1 to 2 years of age, Babinski present
• over 1 to 2 years of age and adults: Babinski absent

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Question 2

Rooting reflex

Answer 2

• stroking cheek
• baby turns face toward stimulation
• make sucking motions

Question 3

Stepping reflex

Answer 3

• baby is held upright, feet touch the ground
• will make stepping motions as if they are walking
• prevalent from birth until 2 to 3 months.

Question 4

Tonic neck reflex

Answer 4

• head is turned to one side
• extend arm and leg on the side the head is turned
• opposite arm and leg bend
• dissipates by six months

Question 5

Moro reflex

Answer 5

• response to
  
  • slight drop
  • sudden movements of crib
  • loud noise
• makes symmetrical abduction of extremities
• places index and thumb into “C” shape

Question 6

Sign of increased ICP in an infant

Answer 6

• tense, bulging fontanel
• bradycardia
• distended scalp veins

Question 7

Kernicterus

Answer 7

• serious complication of severe hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
• poor feeding
• lethargy

Question 8

Jaundice in newborns

Answer 8

typically normal

Question 9

Acrocyanosis

Answer 9

• cyanosis around the mouth and the extremities
• harmless

Question 10

Kermit’s sign

Answer 10

• indicates subarachnoid hemorrhage or meningitis