The grasp and other primitive reflexes

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 558-560

  Schott, J M ^b   Rossor, M N ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORNEOMANDIBULAR REFLEX; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE MOVEMENT; FINGER; FRONTAL LOBE; GLABELLA RAP REFLEX; GRASPING; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCHOCEPHALIC REFLEX; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SUCKING;

EID: 0038300017     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.5.558     Document Type: Review

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