Reposting a thread I started in the Tourette Syndrome section. Sorry if it looks a bit weird. I just copied and pasted it. Reply to the original post included:
Moro reflex in Tourette's???
This might seem like a weird question but do people with Tourette's retain their Moro Reflex after 6 months of age???
The Moro Reflex is the startle reflex in babies and it usually disappears after 6 months but some people with certain conditions retain this reflex into adulthood. My friends who have CP and I all have our Moro Reflex.
My friend was doing some research on the Moro Reflex and Cerebral Palsy recently and I became fascinated with it. Since there are some similarities between what my friend has been studying and Tourette's Syndrome I thought I would ask.
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04-08-2011, 10:40 AM
Naominjw
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!!!! The Moro (Startle) reflex??? My child did have this and even as an adult it is not "abnormal", but more than average, I would say. In grade school/high school, it used to be chalked up to anxiety (but she did not have an anxiety disorder) or depression (she had this when she was not depressed). However, I have heard this called in more pathological terms having lack of Prepulse inhibition (PPI) or lack of filtering of external stimuli. The excess startle response is seen in schizophrenia. I never heard of it possibly being a "normal" part of Tourette's.
I am intrigued.
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04-08-2011, 06:45 PM
funnylegs4
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Originally Posted by Naominjw
!!!! The Moro (Startle) reflex??? My child did have this and even as an adult it is not "abnormal", but more than average, I would say. In grade school/high school, it used to be chalked up to anxiety (but she did not have an anxiety disorder) or depression (she had this when she was not depressed). However, I have heard this called in more pathological terms having lack of Prepulse inhibition (PPI) or lack of filtering of external stimuli. The excess startle response is seen in schizophrenia. I never heard of it possibly being a "normal" part of Tourette's.
I am intrigued.
Interesting. Funny you would say that thing about anxiety. My friend and I are finding that bodies effected with CP are always afraid, afraid of falling and always think we are in danger even when we are not. Perhaps your child has a "Tourette's version" of this.
Moro reflex in Tourette's???
This might seem like a weird question but do people with Tourette's retain their Moro Reflex after 6 months of age???
The Moro Reflex is the startle reflex in babies and it usually disappears after 6 months but some people with certain conditions retain this reflex into adulthood. My friends who have CP and I all have our Moro Reflex.
My friend was doing some research on the Moro Reflex and Cerebral Palsy recently and I became fascinated with it. Since there are some similarities between what my friend has been studying and Tourette's Syndrome I thought I would ask.
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04-08-2011, 10:40 AM
Naominjw
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!!!! The Moro (Startle) reflex??? My child did have this and even as an adult it is not "abnormal", but more than average, I would say. In grade school/high school, it used to be chalked up to anxiety (but she did not have an anxiety disorder) or depression (she had this when she was not depressed). However, I have heard this called in more pathological terms having lack of Prepulse inhibition (PPI) or lack of filtering of external stimuli. The excess startle response is seen in schizophrenia. I never heard of it possibly being a "normal" part of Tourette's.
I am intrigued.
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04-08-2011, 06:45 PM
funnylegs4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Naominjw
!!!! The Moro (Startle) reflex??? My child did have this and even as an adult it is not "abnormal", but more than average, I would say. In grade school/high school, it used to be chalked up to anxiety (but she did not have an anxiety disorder) or depression (she had this when she was not depressed). However, I have heard this called in more pathological terms having lack of Prepulse inhibition (PPI) or lack of filtering of external stimuli. The excess startle response is seen in schizophrenia. I never heard of it possibly being a "normal" part of Tourette's.
I am intrigued.
Interesting. Funny you would say that thing about anxiety. My friend and I are finding that bodies effected with CP are always afraid, afraid of falling and always think we are in danger even when we are not. Perhaps your child has a "Tourette's version" of this.
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