The Moro reflex is a protective "primitive reflex" seen in healthy babies up to 6 months old. A baby's arms quickly extend away from the body with palms up and fingers splayed apart, and then retract ...

The face of severe pain was characterized by severe orbital region opening, ear flattening, flehming, and hanging head. Particularly, the flehming reflex was associated with an intense sensation of ...

STIMULATED by the interesting communication of Dr. Jordan and Mr. Kronig (NATURE, Dec. 3, 1927) concerning the direction of rotation of the jaws of cows in North Sjælland during mastication, we ...

The deep tendon reflexes (and the abdominal reflexes) are important physical signs which have a special place in neurological diagnosis, particularly in early disease when they alone may be abnormal.

Therefore, some have argued to consider myorhythmia as a separate entity.22 Oculo-masticatory myorhythmia is nearly pathognomonic in patients with Whipple disease, and can be accompanied by a slow ...