Galant reflex
Galant reflex, or truncal incurvation reflex, is a newborn reflex, named after neurologist Johann Susmann Galant. It is elicited by holding the newborn in ventral suspension (face down) and stroking along the one side of the spine. The normal reaction is for the newborn to laterally flex toward the stimulated side.
This is one of the reflexes tested in newborns to help rule out brain damage at birth.
See also
External links
- Newborn Reflexes - fpnotebook.com
- Primitive reflexes - drhull.com
- Galant's reflex - whonamedit.com
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.