CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND CHILDREN REFLEXES

Some of the reflexes we encounter in neonate are:

– the sucking reflex that is provoked by stimulating the medial sides of the lips, disappears over the years.

– reflex of cardinal points; by stimulating the cheek or corner of the mouth on one side, the baby rotates the head, tongue and lips to the other side where the teasing comes from, disappears by the 6th month.

– Moro reflex or hug reflex (if we make a strong kick on a table where the child is at rest, we will see that he will make a movement similar to the hug, raising his hands.)

– tonic neck reflex; if the child is lying on his back and we turn his head immediately to one side, we will notice an extension of the arm and flexion of the leg from the side where the head is turned.

– step reflex; if the child is held in both axils in a vertical position with the legs resting on the ground and we provoke movements by bending the body forward, we will notice that the child makes some step-following movements that follow each other.

– grasp reflex; if we tease the palm of the hand when it is open, the hand closes and remains tight.

In children, the presence of the Babinski reflex or cutaneous-plantar reflex is considered physiological until the age of 18 months. Photomotor and corneal reflexes, sensitivity to pain and touch are present in the east.