RT Book, Section
A1 Carney, Paul R.
A1 Geyer, James D.
A1 Andrade, Edgard
A2 Carney, Paul R.
A2 Geyer, James D.
SR Print(0)
ID 6655397
T1 Chapter 30. The Floppy Infant Syndrome
T2 Pediatric Practice: Neurology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148925-6
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6655397
RD 2024/04/18
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.