Evolution of postural reflexes in normal infants and in the presence of chronic brain syndromes

Paine, Richmond S.; Brazelton, T. Berry; Donovan, D. E.; Drorbaugh, James E.; Hubbell, J. P.; Sears, Edie

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“…The role infantile reflexes play in the psychomotor development of the infant and young child has been well established (12,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), but because autism is traditionally considered to be a behavioral syndrome, namely a triad of impairments in socialization, imagination, and communication (3), it has not been associated with aberrant infantile reflexes. Goddard (17) points to the possible negative outcome of the overly long persistence of infantile reflexes when she states, ''Primitive reflexes, retained beyond 6 months of age, may result in immature patterns of behavior or may cause immature systems to remain prevalent, despite the acquisition of later skills.''…”

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“…These components were absent in the righting of two fraternal twins later diagnosed as AS. At 8 months of age, the asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR) was still present in both twins, whereas in normal infants, this reflex is usually inhibited by Ϸ4 months of age (12). The segmental rotation of the twins was drastically affected by the prolonged presence of the ATNR.…”

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Eshkol–Wachman movement notation in diagnosis: The early detection of Asperger's syndrome

Teitelbaum

Benton

Shah

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The diagnostic criteria of Asperger's syndrome (AS), considered a part of the autistic spectrum disorder, are still unclear. A critical marker, which distinguishes AS from autism, is the presence of language. The ability of a child with AS to acquire and use language early results in the fact that AS usually is diagnosed much later than autism. Autism is not usually diagnosed until around the age of 3, whereas AS usually is not diagnosed until the child is 6 or 7 years of age. In the present article, using Eshkol-Wachman movement notation, we present evidence that abnormal movement patterns can be detected in AS in infancy. This finding suggests that AS can be diagnosed very early, independent of the presence of language. As shown earlier by us, almost all of the movement disturbances in autism can be interpreted as infantile reflexes ''gone astray''; i.e., some reflexes are not inhibited at the appropriate age in development, whereas others fail to appear when they should. This phenomenon appears to apply to AS as well. Based on preliminary results, a simple test using one such reflex is proposed for the early detection of a subgroup of children with AS or autism.

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Section: Righting: Segmental Rotation From Supine To Prone (''Corkscrewmentioning

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Eshkol–Wachman movement notation in diagnosis: The early detection of Asperger's syndrome

Teitelbaum

Benton

Shah

et al. 2004

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Paine et al (4) found that stepping was variable in fullterm newborns, and that failure to elicit it at a single examination was not proof of its absence. The findings of this study are consistent with these observations.…”

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“…Although Touwen (1 5 ) has argued that primitive reflexes are neither primitive nor reflexes, he acknowledges that they and their developmental course are useful components of the neurologic examination in infancy. Unusually strong or persistent primitive reflexes are present in children with cerebral palsy, and may be early markers of neurologic dysfunction (4,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

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The Evolution of Primitive Reflexes in Extremely Premature Infants

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“…Conclusion: It was possible to evaluate the occurence, as well as the disappearing of primitive reflexes in preterm newborns. The results show delay in the disappearing of primitive reflexes even with the use of corrected age.KEY WORDS: psychomotor development, preterm newborn.O desenvolvimento da criança do ponto de vista neuropsicossensorial e motor depende do processo de maturação do sistema nervoso central (SNC), principalmente no primeiro ano de vida [1][2][3][4][5][6] . Lefèvre 7 e Diament 8 demonstraram que o processo de maturação está relacionado com o grau de mielinização, arborização e formação de sinapses das células nervosas no SNC, que aos poucos vão inibindo as atividades reflexas primitivas, passando por uma fase de transição e, por último, assumindo o comando voluntário dessas atividades, que somente permanecerão em condições patológicas nos pacientes com lesão cerebral.…”

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Estudo dos reflexos primitivos em pacientes recém-nascidos pré-termo normais no primeiro ano de vida

Olhweiler

Silva

Rotta

2005

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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RESUMO -Foi realizado estudo não controlado, de coorte histórica, com o objetivo de estabelecer marcos do desenvolvimento neurológico, definir o perfil clínico e epidemiológico de recém nascidos prematuros normais aos 3, 6, 9 e 12 meses de idade corrigida quanto à evolução dos reflexos primitivos. Resultados: Aos 3 meses de idade corrigida, todos os reflexos primitivos estavam presentes em diferentes percentuais. Aos 6 meses de idade corrigida, 100% das crianças apresentavam preensão plantar e 2,7% apresentavam reflexo de Moro, apoio plantar e preensão palmar. A preensão plantar foi o único reflexo primitivo observado aos 9 e 12 meses de idade corrigida. Conclusão: Foi possível avaliar a ocorrência, assim como o desaparecimento dos reflexos primitivos de recém-nascidos prematuros normais. Estes resultados apontam para um atraso no desaparecimento dos reflexos primitivos mesmo com o uso da correção da idade.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor, prematuridade, recém-nascidos. Primitive reflex in premature healthy newborns during the first yearABSTRACT -A non-controlled, prognostic cohort study was performed with the aim of establishing markers of neurological development and defining a clinical and epidemiological profile of preterm newborns at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of gestation-corrected age in terms of primitive reflexes evolution. Results: At 3 months old of corrected age, all primitive reflexes were present. At 6 months old, all children showed plantar grasp and 2,7% still showed Moro and palmar grasp. Plantar grasp was the unique primitive reflex found at 9 and 12 months of corrected age. Conclusion: It was possible to evaluate the occurence, as well as the disappearing of primitive reflexes in preterm newborns. The results show delay in the disappearing of primitive reflexes even with the use of corrected age.KEY WORDS: psychomotor development, preterm newborn.O desenvolvimento da criança do ponto de vista neuropsicossensorial e motor depende do processo de maturação do sistema nervoso central (SNC), principalmente no primeiro ano de vida [1][2][3][4][5][6] . Lefèvre 7 e Diament 8 demonstraram que o processo de maturação está relacionado com o grau de mielinização, arborização e formação de sinapses das células nervosas no SNC, que aos poucos vão inibindo as atividades reflexas primitivas, passando por uma fase de transição e, por último, assumindo o comando voluntário dessas atividades, que somente permanecerão em condições patológicas nos pacientes com lesão cerebral.A maturação do SNC permite, além da inibição da atividade reflexa primitiva presente no recém-nascido (RN) prematuro, o desenvolvimento das reações de retificação, de proteção e de equilíbrio (atividade reflexa postural), o desenvolvimento intelectual e das funções sensoriais de forma harmônica e integrada 2,3,6 . O objetivo trabalho é verificar a presença e a evolução dos reflexos primitivos em crianças nascidas prematuras normais através do exame neurológico observando a idade corrigida 1,8 .

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Evolution of postural reflexes in normal infants and in the presence of chronic brain syndromes

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Eshkol–Wachman movement notation in diagnosis: The early detection of Asperger's syndrome

Eshkol–Wachman movement notation in diagnosis: The early detection of Asperger's syndrome

The Evolution of Primitive Reflexes in Extremely Premature Infants

Estudo dos reflexos primitivos em pacientes recém-nascidos pré-termo normais no primeiro ano de vida

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