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* The scarf maneuver demonstrates low shoulder girdle tone.
* 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.
* The hand actually can be pulled beyond the opposite shoulder and the elbow goes past the midline.
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| width=65%|This Scarf Sign assessment based upon 1970 study criteria.<ref name="PMID5430794"><pubmed>5430794</pubmed></ref>


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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.
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* '''0''' - Elbow reaches opposite axillary line
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* '''1''' - Elbow between midline and opposite axillary line
* '''2''' - Elbow reaches midline
* '''3''' - Elbow will not reach midline.
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[[Category:Human Neonatal]] [[Category:Abnormal Development]]
[[Category:Human Neonatal]] [[Category:Abnormal Development]]

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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>
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