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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(1):63-66. Published online January 31, 1974.

Neurological Examination in the Neonate of Prone Versus Supine Placement

Chong Ku Yun¹, Hark Jin Chang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine，Seoul National University

Abstract

161 Normal full-term newborn infants born at Seoul National Univ. Hospital were divided into two groups, supine and prone. The authors have observed the posture and the passive muscle tone of the infants including heel to ear manoeuvre, popliteal angle, dorsiflexion angle of foot and scarf sign for one week of postnatal period, and compared the data between two groups.

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