Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ469343
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Publication Date: 1993
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Development of the Stretch Reflex in the Newborn: Reciprocal Excitation and Reflex Irradiation.
Myklebust, Barbara M.; Gottlieb, Gerald L.
Child Development, v64 n4 p1036-45 Aug 1993
When tendon jerk reflexes were tested in seven newborns from one- to three-days old, stretch reflex responses in all major muscle groups of the lower limb were elicited. This "irradiation of reflexes" is a normal phenomenon in newborns, with the pathway becoming suppressed during normal maturation. In individuals with cerebral palsy, however, the pathway endures and is reinforced. (MDM)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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