The rise and fall of the plantar response in infancy

Gingold, Monique; Jaynes, Margaret; Bodensteiner, John B.; Romano, Judy T.; Hammond, Mary T.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70071-x

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“…This sequence of developmental milestones highlights the cascading process of infant development, whereby an infant’s own emerging abilities lead the infant towards new ways of exploring and experiencing the world, prompting further development in an iterative process. Developmental milestone data were scanned or transcribed from published texts and manuals [8,10,12,137–142]; data were fitted with a sigmoid function to describe the cumulative proportion of children displaying each behavior (common milestones were averaged across sources). The fitted functions are color-scaled from generally absent (black) to present in 50% of children (red) to present in most children (yellow).…”

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“…Behavioral transitions in the first6months of life, with implications for early social behavior in autism. (A) Data from references [8,10,12,137–142] showing examples of declining reflex-like actions (unbroken lines) and emerging volitional behaviors (broken lines) in the vocal, visual, and motor domains. Approximate transition times are marked by vertical lines.…”

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Neonatal Transitions in Social Behavior and Their Implications for Autism

Shultz

Klin

Jones

2018

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

108

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Within the context of early infant-caregiver interaction, we review a series of pivotal transitions that occur within the first 6 months of typical infancy, with emphasis on behavior and brain mechanisms involved in preferential orientation towards, and interaction with, other people. Our goal in reviewing these transitions is to better understand how they may lay a necessary and/or sufficient groundwork for subsequent phases of development, and also to understand how the breakdown thereof, when development is atypical and those transitions become derailed, may instead yield disability. We review these developmental processes in light of recent studies documenting disruptions to early-emerging brain and behavior mechanisms in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, shedding light on the brain-behavior pathogenesis of autism.

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Neonatal Transitions in Social Behavior and Their Implications for Autism

Shultz

Klin

Jones

2018

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

108

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“…However, extension of the great toe has also been reported in post‐ictal states [10], with ingestion of certain drugs [11] and during normal sleep [12]. It is also well known that extension of the great toe can be elicited in infants, a normal response that disappears within the first year of life [13]. Although not specific, the Babinski reflex continues to be considered as an integral part of the neurological examination that continues to be taught in our medical schools.…”

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Consistency of the Babinski reflex and its variants

Singerman

Lee

2008

Euro J of Neurology

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“…A tense anterior fontanelle on examination can be indicative of increased intracranial pressure, and should be investigated further (10). The published literature indicates that the extensor plantar reflex, commonly referred to as Babinski sign, is present in most infants, with transition to a flexor response at approximately 6 months of age (11,12). The mute Babinski response in this case was a subtle clue warranting further evaluation.…”

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Cerebrovascular Accident in a Pediatric Patient Presenting With Influenza

Javedani

Zukowski

2019

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Background: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in pediatric populations accounts for more than half of pediatric strokes and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pediatric AIS can present with nonspecific symptoms or symptoms that mimic alternate pathology. Case Report: A 4-month-old female presented to the emergency department for fever, decreased oral intake, and ''limp'' appearance after antibiotic administration. She was febrile, tachypneic, and hypoxic. Her skin was mottled with 3-s capillary refill, her anterior fontanelle was tense, and she had mute Babinski reflex bilaterally but was moving all extremities. The patient was hyponatremic, thrombocytopenic, and tested positive for influenza A. A computed tomography scan of the brain revealed an acute infarction involving the right frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes in addition to hyperdensities concerning for thrombosed cortical veins. The patient was transferred for specialty evaluation and was discharged 2 weeks later on levetiracetam. Why Should an Emergency Physician be Aware of This?: Pediatric AIS can present with nonspecific symptoms that mimic alternate pathology. A high level of suspicion is needed so as not to miss the diagnosis of pediatric AIS in the emergency department. A thorough neurologic assessment is warranted, and subtle abnormalities should be investigated further. Ó

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The rise and fall of the plantar response in infancy

Cited by 20 publications

References 5 publications

Neonatal Transitions in Social Behavior and Their Implications for Autism

Neonatal Transitions in Social Behavior and Their Implications for Autism

Consistency of the Babinski reflex and its variants

Cerebrovascular Accident in a Pediatric Patient Presenting With Influenza

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