It is relatively common for the Flexor digitorum superficialis to be missing from the little finger, bilaterally and unilaterally, which can cause problems when diagnosing a little finger injury.
The grasp reflex (newborn reflexes) It occurs when placing an object, such as a finger, onto the infant's palm (palmar grasp) or sole (plantar grasp). The infant responds by flexing fingers or curling the toes. The palmar grasp usually disappears by 3 to 4 months and the plantar grasp by 6 to 8 months.
â¢ Most primitive reflexes begin to occur in utero through the early. months of the childâs postnatal life. â¢ These reflexes are then replaced by voluntary motor skills. â¢ When the reflexes are not inhibited, there is usually a neurological. problem at hand. â¢ In those individuals with cerebral palsy and neurogenic dysphagia, the presence of primitive reflexes is a characteristic (Jacobson, p.44).