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How movement develops from early reflexes to walking, and why babies make stepping movements before they can walk.
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From Motor Development: Why Babies Step Before They Walk
Why do clinicians pay attention if primitive reflexes persist well beyond infancy?
- It shows the child is advanced
- It predicts later athletic talent
- It may signal a neurological problem
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Answer: It may signal a neurological problem
Primitive reflexes are normally inhibited as higher brain centers mature; persistence can be an early sign of conditions such as cerebral palsy.
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