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The clinical implication of a positive primitive reflex is a controversial issue. Primitive reflexes are believed to signify frontal lobe damage or upper motor neuron disease,1 and generally are thought to indicate cortical disinhibition.2 Attempts to elicit these reflexes are regarded as standard in the physical examination of patients with suspected dementia and are reportedly useful in the clinical assessment and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, hydrocephalus, and frontal lobe lesions.2,3 Due to the correlation between higher Centers for Disease Control (CDC) HIV stages and the presence of multiple primitive reflexes, primitive reflex testing has been suggested as part of the standard neurologic examination. The use of primitive reflexes as markers for cerebral dysfunction in neurologically asymptomatic HIV-positive patients adds new import to the understanding of primitive reflex prevalences.4,5
The goal of this project was to establish a reference for a positive primitive reflex response seen …
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