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Head's paradoxical reflex: a standalone construct

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a deep gasping inspiration triggered by rapid lung inflation in newborns, opposite to the inhibitory Hering-Breuer response.

In neonatology, Head's paradoxical reflex refers to a deep gasping inspiration triggered by rapid lung inflation in newborns, opposite to the inhibitory Hering-Breuer response. This meaning comes from Cross (1960) in The Journal of Physiology.[1]

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  1. Cross, K. W., Klaus, M., Tooley, W. H., & Weisser, K. (1960). The response of the new‐born baby to inflation of the lungs. The Journal of Physiology, 151(3), 551-565. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1960.sp006459

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