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Can you tell me the importance of reflexes in a neonate?
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System check: During an exam, we expect to see certain reflexes at specific ages as an indicator of normal "wiring" of the infants nervous system. Absence can mean several things, presence is usually accepted as normal.
Answered 5/11/2014
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