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The primitive reflexes are movement patterns that can be involuntarily elicited in a newborn.
The motor responses arising from CNS are inhibited by 4 to 6 months of age as the brain matures and replaces them with voluntary motor activities but certain neurological diseases can relapse
Classification Level
The reflexes are classified according to at the level they are controlled at
1.Cortical Reflex
Equilibrium reactions
2.Midbrain Reflex
Kinetic Labyrinthine
Superior semi-circular canal
Posterior semi-circular canal
Body righting acting on head
Body righting acting on body
Optical righting reflex
Labyrinthine righting reflex
Amphibian reflex
Protective extension
Parachute reflex
3.Brainstem Reflex
Tonic neck reflexes - ATNR- STNR
Static labyrinthine
Positive Supporting Reactions
Negative Supporting Reactions
4.Spinal Reflexes
Flexor withdrawal
Extensor thrust
Crossed extension
Plantar Grasp
Palmar grasp
Sucking Reflex
Rooting Reflex
Walking/ Stepping Reflex
Types of Primitive Reflexes
1.General Body reflexes
Moro Reflex
Startle Reflex
Plantar Grasp Reflex
Palmar Grasp reflex
Walking/ Stepping Reflex
Limb Placement Reflex
Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex
Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex
Babinski Reflex
Babkin Reflex
Parachute Reflex
Landau's Reaction/Reflex
Withdrawal Reflex
Galant Reflex/ Trunk Incurvation Reflex
Tendon Reflex
Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex
Flexor Withdrawal
Crossed Extensor Reflex
2. Facial Reflexes
Nasal Reflex
Blink Reflex
Doll's Eye Reflex
Auditory Orienting Reflex
Pupillary Reflex
3. Oral Reflexes
Rooting Reflex
Sucking Reflex
Swallowing Reflex
Gag Reflex
Cry Reflex
4. Other Reflexes
Amphibian Reflex
Swimming /Diving Reflex
Glabellar Tap Reflex
Palmomental Reflex
Snout Reflex
Corneomandibular Reflex
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