Neural Exam - Newborn tone - arm recoil

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This 5-day-old infant is in the alert, quiet state.
  • Arm recoil tests tone and action of the biceps.
  • The arms are held in flexion against the chest for a few seconds, then are quickly extended and released.
  • The arms should spring back to the flexed position.
  • The hyotonic infant will have slow incomplete recoil.
  • Asymmetry to this response with lack of recoil would be seen with Erb’s or brachial plexus palsy.

Neural Exam Movies: normal 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 | Neonatal Diagnosis


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