Parachute Reaction

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Parachute Reflex

Protective abduction of arms, extension of elbows and wrists and spreading of fingers, a normal defence reflex, elicited when an infant is held in ventral suspension and is tilted abruptly forward toward the floor, seen in the 8th–12th month of age, a response that is asymmetrical in infants with hemiparesis and is an early sign of cerebral palsy

parachute reaction

Anterior propping reaction Pediatrics Protective abduction of arms, extension of elbows and wrists and spreading of fingers, a normal defense reflex, elicited when an infant is held in ventral suspension and is tilted abruptly forward toward the floor, seen in 7–9^th months of age, a response that is asymmetrical in infants with hemiparesis and an early sign of cerebral palsy

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