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Infant Reflex

MedGen UID:
417216
•Concept ID:
C2825497
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Finding

Definition

Primitive reflex actions that newborns display in response to specific stimuli. These reflexes are involuntary and most disappear as the infant matures. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Heart Murmurs in Children: Evaluation and Management.
Ford B, Lara S, Park J
Am Fam Physician 2022 Mar 1;105(3):250-261. PMID: 35289571
Thyroid Function in Preterm/Low Birth Weight Infants: Impact on Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Dysfunction.
LaFranchi SH
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:666207. Epub 2021 Jun 15 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.666207. PMID: 34211436Free PMC Article
Guillain-Barré syndrome: clinical profile and management.
Sudulagunta SR, Sodalagunta MB, Sepehrar M, Khorram H, Bangalore Raja SK, Kothandapani S, Noroozpour Z, Aheta Sham M, Prasad N, Sunny SP, Mohammed MD, Gangadharappa R, Nidsale Sudarshan R
Ger Med Sci 2015;13:Doc16. Epub 2015 Sep 21 doi: 10.3205/000220. PMID: 26421004Free PMC Article

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Therapy

The Santmyer swallow: a new and useful infant reflex.
Orenstein SR, Giarrusso VS, Proujansky R, Kocoshis SA
Lancet 1988 Feb 13;1(8581):345-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)91132-4. PMID: 2893150

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