Persistence of the following beyond 6 months age indicates?: (A) Erb's palsy, (B) Cerebral damage, (C) Down Syndrome, (D) Congenital hemiplegia
Answer is B. Clip depicts Moro's reflex. Persistence indicates cerebral damage Exaggerated in stage 1 HIE Absent reflex seen in any condition with marked hypotonia like stage 3 HIE and Down syndrome.