Another complicating factor in the early assessment of the premature infant is the fluctuation or transient nature of muscle tone. The incidence of transient neurologic abnormalities ranges from ...

Hypertonia Abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch, due to a neurological condition, such as cerebral palsy, brain injury or multiple sclerosis. Ataxia Lack of ...

Marked hypertonia with persistent fisting of hands in all positions, or an early consistent preference for one hand, would also be abnormal. Marked hypotonia with full head lag and a complete ...

Both our kids had Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis but Greg had additional needs including a visual impairment, a learning ...

Neurological examination revealed hypertonia of all the four limbs, exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and papilloedema. Biotinidase deficiency was suspected within 24 h of admission and empiric oral ...

This class includes athletes with a significant degree of activity limitation resulting from impairments of, but not limited to, limb deficiency, hypertonia, ataxia and or athetosis, impaired muscle ...

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1 Department of Clinical Genetics, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK 2 Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Correspondence to: Dr S M Park Department of Clinical ...