TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 30. The Floppy Infant Syndrome
A1  - Carney, Paul R.
A1  - Geyer, James D.
A1  - Andrade, Edgard
A2  - Carney, Paul R.
A2  - Geyer, James D.
PY  - 2010
T2  - Pediatric Practice: Neurology
AB  - Hypotonia  is  a  condition  of  abnormally  low  muscle  tone  (the  amount  of  tension  or  resistance  to  movement  in  a  muscle),  often  involving  reduced  muscle  strength.1  Hypotonia  is  not  a  specific  neurological  disorder,  but  a  potential  manifestation  of  many  different  diseases  and  disorders  that  affect  motor  nerve  control  by  the  brain  or  muscle  strength  (Table  30-1).  Recognizing  hypotonia,  even  in  early  infancy,  is  usually  relatively  straightforward,  but  diagnosing  the  underlying  cause  can  be  difficult  and  often  unsuccessful.  The  long-term  effects  of  hypotonia  on  a  child's  development  and  later  life  depend  primarily  on  the  severity  of  the  muscle  weakness  and  the  nature  of  the  cause.  Some  disorders  have  a  specific  treatment  but  the  principal  treatment  for  most  hypotonia  of  idiopathic  or  neurological  cause  is  physical  therapy  and/or  occupational  therapy  to  help  the  child  compensate  for  the  neuromuscular  disability.  
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Y2  - 2024/04/19
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