Neural Abnormal Exam - Newborn tone - scarf sign

From Embryology
<html5media height="400" width="500">File:Newborn_ab_07.mp4</html5media>
Newborn ab 07.jpg
This is a 3 weeks old infant.
  • The scarf maneuver demonstrates low shoulder girdle tone.
  • The hand actually can be pulled beyond the opposite shoulder and the elbow goes past the midline.



Newborn Abnormal Links: behaviour | cranial nerves | Newborn Tone - resting posture | upper extremity‎ | arm traction | arm recoil | scarf sign | hand position | lower extremity | leg traction‎ | leg recoil‎‎ | popliteal angle‎ | heel to ear | neck tone | head lag‎ | head control | Newborn Positions - prone | ventral suspension | vertical suspension | Newborn Reflexes - deep tendon reflexes | plantar reflex‎ | suck, root | Moro | Galant | stepping‎ | grasp | Newborn Head - head shape and sutures‎ | head circumference‎

Scarf Sign Assessment
This Scarf Sign assessment based upon 1970 study criteria.[1]

With the baby supine, take the infant's hand and try to put it around the neck and as far posteriorly as possible around the opposite shoulder. Assist this maneuver by lifting the elbow across the body. See how far the elbow will go across and grade.

Score
  • 0 - Elbow reaches opposite axillary line
  • 1 - Elbow between midline and opposite axillary line
  • 2 - Elbow reaches midline
  • 3 - Elbow will not reach midline.
Reference
  1. <pubmed>5430794</pubmed>
Movie Source - Paul D. Larsen  
Movies from the PediNeuroLogic Exam website are used by permission of Paul D. Larsen, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center and Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D., University of Utah School of Medicine. Additional materials were drawn from resources provided by Alejandro Stern, Stern Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Kathleen Digre, M.D., University of Utah; and Daniel Jacobson, M.D., Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin. The movies are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Links: Neural Exam Movies | Movies



Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 19) Embryology Neural Abnormal Exam - Newborn tone - scarf sign. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Neural_Abnormal_Exam_-_Newborn_tone_-_scarf_sign

What Links Here?
© Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G