title: Flexion reflex responses in biceps femoris and tibialis anterior in human neonates.
abstract: Flexion reflex responses to innocuous stimulation were examined in 11 human neonates. Reflexes were seen in tibialis anterior at a shorter latency and were larger than in biceps femoris. This may be associated with the positive 'Babinski' sign and, therefore, may reflect immaturity in spinal processing in neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK. k.andrews@ich.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D024510:Muscle Development; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000254:growth & development / Q000294:innervation*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*