Question 164 · LEK · Psychomotor development
Which of the following should be regarded pathological in a 9-month-old infant who was born at term with Apgar 10 points at 1st minute?
- A. presence of the positive Babinski sign.
- B. lack of Moro reflex.
- C. presence of cooing, lack of babbling.
- D. lack of the palmar grasp reflex, presence of the plantar reflex.
- E. lack of the posterior fontanelle.
Hint
Check each finding against milestones: which primitive reflexes persist at 9 months and which speech stage is expected.
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