2013
DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v42i4.6267
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Clinical approach to a floppy infant

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“…There are two categories -Central and peripheral disorders. Several studies have shown that central causes account for 60% to 80% of hypotonia cases and that peripheral causes occur in 15% to 30% 7,9 .Conditions where central and peripheral hypotonia may coexist are Familial dysautonomia, Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, infantile neuroaxonal degeneration, Lipid storage diseases, Lysosomal disorders, mitochondrial disorders [10]. CENTRAL CAUSES: Parents commonly complain to physicians that their baby is very passive, that it does not move its limbs like others, that its breathing pattern is abnormal or inquire why the baby cannot be weaned off the ventilator.…”
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“…There are two categories -Central and peripheral disorders. Several studies have shown that central causes account for 60% to 80% of hypotonia cases and that peripheral causes occur in 15% to 30% 7,9 .Conditions where central and peripheral hypotonia may coexist are Familial dysautonomia, Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, infantile neuroaxonal degeneration, Lipid storage diseases, Lysosomal disorders, mitochondrial disorders [10]. CENTRAL CAUSES: Parents commonly complain to physicians that their baby is very passive, that it does not move its limbs like others, that its breathing pattern is abnormal or inquire why the baby cannot be weaned off the ventilator.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…CENTRAL CAUSES: Parents commonly complain to physicians that their baby is very passive, that it does not move its limbs like others, that its breathing pattern is abnormal or inquire why the baby cannot be weaned off the ventilator. 1) Floppy babies in early infancy may present with abnormal posturing of limbs and body, diminished resistance of limbs to passive movement, abnormal range of joint movement and/or ventilator dependency [7,11].…”
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