Hypotonia Flashcards
1
Q
What is hypotonia?
A
floppiness, may be central in origin or related to nerve and muscle problems
2
Q
what is associated with
A
encephalopathy in the newborn period is most likely caused by hypoxic ischaemic encephalopath
3
Q
central causes
A
Down’s syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
hypothyroidism
cerebral palsy (hypotonia may precede the development of spasticity)
4
Q
neurological and muscular causes
A
spinal muscular atrophy
spina bifida
Guillain-Barre syndrome
myasthenia gravis
muscular dystrophy
myotonic dystrophy
