Sentences with word «hypotonia»

Usually children grow out of hypotonia however they may always lag behind in physical activities.

A child with hypotonia often takes longer to reach motor developmental milestones, such as sitting up, crawling, walking, talking and feeding themselves, so it's important to use massage techniques that can help strengthen muscle tone.

In the case of babies with Down Syndrome, for example, who commonly suffer from hypotonia — a decrease in muscle tone — baby massage can help tone floppy muscles.

It wasn't until two years later, when we got his diagnosis of fragile X, that his failure to latch on and global hypotonia made any sense.

More severe, long - term hypotonia may be related to serious conditions such as muscular dystrophy, Tay - Sachs, cerebral palsy, Prader - Willi syndrome or other genetic disorders.

Problems like low muscle tone, also called hypotonia, are caused by disorders like muscular dystrophy or Down syndrome and could easily get in the way of independent living activities, including toileting.

SMA is characterized by hypotonia and muscle weakness, as spinal motor neurons are lost, and is caused by mutations in the SMN gene.

She's generally been a calm girl and actually has hypotonia so she fatigues easily, but she gets these hyper moments when she runs around, laughing and screaming.

If the baby appears unusually «floppy,» this may indicate hypotonia (decreased muscle tone)-- a characteristic of dyskinetic cerebral palsy.

Babies with hypotonia may feel limp or floppy, sort of like a rag doll.

A child suffering from hypotonia is expected to achieve certain physical abilities much later than compared to normal children of the same age.

Both low muscle tone (hypotonia) and high muscle tone (hypertonia) can make walking difficult.

My daughter was born blind, with Septo optic dysplasia (aka optic nerve hypoplasia), cortical migration disorder, hypotonia (low muscle tone), and developmentally delayed.

Low muscle tone, or hypotonia, is a characteristic of several disabling conditions such as Down syndrome, genetic or muscle disorders, or central nervous system disorders.

This includes issues the late preterm infant may face, such as hypothermia, hypoglycemia, respiratory instability, hypotonia, and immature feeding skills, and their impact on breastfeeding.

My little one has hypotonia, which of course causes her a lot of balance issues.

Infants with certain syndromes and neurological disorders may also have issues appropriately generating a vacuum due to hypotonia and coordination difficulties.

Parents like Laura Rutherford, whose son Brody, 5, suffers from GDD, epilepsy, hypermobility and hypotonia, is forced to change her son on a toilet floor.

For Josee it was her hypotonia (extremely low muscle tone) that had the biggest impact as she struggled to gain weight however over time she grew stronger and became an efficient breastfeeder.

having a carrier for her to grow into would be amazing as yes she can walk but she has hypotonia (she has braces that we are currently trying to use to correct pronated feet) this would be a god send for us.

A somewhat common issue is hypotonia, which is simply low muscle tone.

The 20 newborns presented with a wide range of complex, medical issues, and half had neurologic symptoms such as seizures or hypotonia.

MIPEP recessive variants cause a syndrome of left ventricular non-compaction, hypotonia, and infantile death.

We have identified two families with a previously undescribed lethal X-linked disorder of infancy; the disorder comprises a distinct combination of an aged appearance, craniofacial anomalies, hypotonia, global developmental delays, cryptorchidism, and cardiac arrhythmias.

Both have severe intellectual disability, hypotonia, seizures, and a distinctive craniofacial appearance.

In such circumstances, the athlete experiences a hypotonia (a state of low muscle tone — the amount of tension or resistance to stretch in a muscle, often involving reduced muscle strength.)

The common characteristics defined in the initial report included small hands and feet, abnormal growth and body composition (small stature, very low lean body mass, and early - onset childhood obesity), hypotonia (weak muscles) at birth, insatiable hunger, extreme obesity, and intellectual disability.

The family spent 4 weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where Nolan was diagnosed with a pneumothorax, dysphagia / dysplexia, hypotonia, respiratory distress, and failure to thrive.

To use a dog with IVDD as an example — physical impairments caused by compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots may include weakness in some or all limbs, proprioceptive deficits, changes in spinal reflexes and muscle tone (hyper / hypotonia), altered pain perception and / or sensation, and ataxia.

Athetoid cerebral palsy is comprised of hypertonia and hypotonia, making it difficult for the individual to remain in the same position, walk or sit.

In some cases, a period of hypotonia may be observed in an infant before cerebral palsy symptoms shift toward spasticity.

Children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy have slow, uncontrolled body movements and hypotonia, which can affect all areas of the body.

The list of problems includes respiratory distress, cyanosis, apnea, seizures, temperature instability, feeding difficulty, vomiting, hypoglycemia, hypotonia, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, tremor, jitteriness, irritability, and constant crying.