“Floppy infant” refers to the newborn/infant presenting at birth or early in life with hypotonia, a symptom of diminished tone of skeletal muscles associated with decreased resistanc...
Pregnancy and delivery
Pregnancy
Maternal illness (especially myasth...
Anticholinesterase inhibitors and 3,4-diaminopyridine in congenital myasthenic syndromes
IV immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis have been used in treatment of infants with Guillain-Ba...
Bodensteiner JB. The evaluation of the hypotonic infant. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2008;15(1):10–20. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Harris SR. Congenital hypotonia: clinical and d...
781.99 Other symptoms involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems
779.89 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
Q: What is the meaning of “benign congenital hypotonia”?
A: It is an antiquated term used to describe patients in whom hypotonia resolved before 18 months. This designation should be avoided; it is...
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