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Neonatal Hypotonia by Shirley Koeh is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Hypotonia in the newborn is a common presenting feature of systemic illness or neurologic dysfunction at any level of the central or peripheral nervous system. This chapter focuses on aspects of the clinical assessment of muscle tone and the differential diagnosis of hypotonia that are unique to newborns. Hypotonic term newborn has a characteristic "frogleg" appearance when lying supine.
- Author
- Shirley Koeh
- Language
- EN