The grasp reflex is significant of frontal lobe lesions. It is regarded as a release phenomenon and occurs normally in infants below one year of age. The grasp reflex probably is the result of tonic innervation’s, due to stretch, hence is proprioceptive in nature. Fulton has shown that the grasp reflex is an integral part of the body righting reflex mechanism and varies with the position of the body in space parallel with the righting reflexes. Read the rest of this entry »
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