Neural Exam - Newborn tone - arm recoil

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Newborn-normal-behaviour.jpg</wikiflv> This 5-day-old infant is in the alert, quiet state.
  • Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
  • The wrist is grasped and the arm is pulled until the shoulder is slightly off the mat.
  • There should be some flexion maintained at the elbow.
  • Full extension at the elbow is seen in hypotonia.


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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Neural Exam - Newborn tone - arm recoil. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Neural_Exam_-_Newborn_tone_-_arm_recoil

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