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Neuropediatrics 1981; 12(4): 308-313
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1059662
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AN EVALUATION OF SEVEN POSTURAL REACTIONS ("LAGEREFLEXE" SELECTED BY VOJTA) IN TWENTYFIVE HEALTHY INFANTS

L.  Norén1 , G.  Franzén2
  • 1Dept. of Pediatrics, Västerås Lasarett, S-72189 Västerås, Sweden
  • 2Dept. of Pediatrics, Danderyd Hospital, S-18203 Danderyd, Sweden
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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Twenty five healthy infants were followed from the newborn period to the age of eighteen months, by evaluation of their neuromotor performance. Evaluation of the specific postural reaction patterns (as described by Vojta) did not seem to be any use as a "short-cut" for the early diagnosis of neuromotor abnormalities, a considerable number of deviations from the normal/optimal pattern being noted even in completely normal infants.

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Infant neuromotor disturbance - Vojta's "Lagereflexe" - postural reactions

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