Hypotonia is a condition where the muscles lose structure and tone. Healthy muscles are never completely relaxed and are always tense to a certain degree. This is referred to as muscle tone. When ...

Hypotonia literally means loss of muscle tone. The condition was first described in 1956 among infants who were termed “floppy infants”. In healthy muscles some amount of stiffness or tension is ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Hypotonia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

Güler Kanra, MD; Mualla Cetin, MD; Sule Unal, MD; Goknur Haliloglu, MD; Tulay Akça, MD; Nejat Akalan, MD; Ates Kara, MD A 1-year-old boy presented with weight loss ...

Hypotonia–cystinuria syndrome (HCS) is a recessive disorder caused by microdeletions of SLC3A1 and PREPL on chromosome 2p21. Patients present with generalized hypotonia at birth, failure to thrive, ...

“Early detection and treatment of infants born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is key to improved long-term outcomes,” Natalie Katz, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at the Lenox Baker Children’s ...

A medical term to describe a decrease in muscle tone is called hypotonia. Even when the muscles are relaxed, they have a very small amount of contraction which provides them their springy feel and ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Neonatal Hypotonia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A medical term used to describe a decreased muscle tone is known as hypotonia. Muscles usually have a very small amount of contraction that can give them the springy feel and provides some resistance ...