Clay S A, Ramseyer J C
Neurology. 1976 Jun;26(6 PT 1):521-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.26.6.521.
The orbicularis oculi reflex and direct facial nerve conduction were studied in 38 normal children ranging in age from 1 month to 9 years. Direct facial nerve conduction in all groups was within adult normal values. The early response of the orbicularis oculi reflex obtains normal adult values by age 24 months. Both ipsilateral and contralateral delayed responses are absent under 20 months, are widely variable between 21 and 56 months, and obtain adult normal values beginning at age 6 years. The expression of the orbicularis oculi reflex is an age-related phenomenon presumably reflecting brain stem anatomic and functional maturation.
对38名年龄在1个月至9岁之间的正常儿童进行了眼轮匝肌反射和直接面神经传导研究。所有组的直接面神经传导均在成人正常范围内。眼轮匝肌反射的早期反应在24个月时达到成人正常水平。20个月以下同侧和对侧延迟反应均不存在，21至56个月之间变化很大，从6岁开始达到成人正常水平。眼轮匝肌反射的表现是一种与年龄相关的现象，可能反映了脑干的解剖和功能成熟。
