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The Moro reflex: insights into the pathophysiology of generalized tonic-clonic seizures and infantile spasms Volume 24, numéro 5, October 2022

The Moro reflex evoked in a seven-week-old healthy infant. The sudden loss of head support leads to a massive movement of abduction and slight elevation of the arms, which is the primary component of the reflex. The subsequent component of adduction of the arms can be lacking, as in the present case. The MR is shown twice, first at normal speed and then in slow motion.

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