title: Application of an ATNR rating scale to normal preschool children.
abstract: An Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Rating Scale was applied to data from 40 normal 3- and 5-year-old children. Raw scores representing degrees of elbow flexion in response to passive head rotation were converted using a four-point scale, and the results of eight trials in quadrupedal posture were summed. These results reinforce those of previous studies: the mean inhibition scores increased with age, whereas the variance decreased. Results also support further development of normative data for clinical use of the scale.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zemke
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009433:Neural Inhibition; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004856:Postural Balance; D012016:Reference Values; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis*