Diagnostic Approach in Floppy Infants.
- Author:
Jong Hee CHAE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. chaeped1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Floppy infant syndrome;
Diagnosis
- MeSH:
Child;
Genetic Testing;
Humans;
Infant;
Muscle Hypotonia;
Parturition
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2008;16(1):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Floppy infant syndrome is a disease in which infants present with generalized hypotonia at birth or early infancy. There are many possible etiologies, which make a specific diagnosis difficult. The expanding knowledge of genetic disorders has made noninvasive genetic testing available for specific diagnoses. Therefore, it is very important for clinicians to use a systematic approach for the investigation of such children. In this chapter, I review the many possible etiologies of the floppy infant syndrome, and a systematic approach for the evaluation of this disorder will be proposed.
