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hyptonic child

my daughter is 1 year old, she can't sit by herself yet, she can't creep, her movements and reactions are behind children in her age. what examinations should be performed? and what the reason might be for such a case? thanx
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Regarding the problem of my daughter, we have examined her nerve system (nerve scanning) lately and it showed unfortunately that she has an axonal neuropathy especially in her lower limbs. we examined her vision, it came out that she has weak vision, now she is wearing glasses it is due to her weak nerves. all her other medical examinations are ok. she is now 1 year and 9 months old she can't stand up, walk and crowl . she can only sit down but not firmlly. she is not taking any medicine, she is only subjected to physotherapy and she is improving too slowly. her doctor took a nerve biopsy from her in order to know the reason for her axonal neuropathy and whether it is due to genetic problems or not. to answer you Chido21, my duaghter tends to sleep crossing the normal way.. i don't know why but i think it doesn't matter that much. if any body has an experience or knoweldge about this situation i'll be very gratefull to recieve  help. i want to help my baby but i don't know how.
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I have a 8 month old that was diagnosed with hypotonia so we are trying to figure out what is causing his sever muscular delay. We have done genetic testing and MRI, EEG, and vision screening and everything has come back normal. We have started OT services and have seen small improvements but I am not sure what other services I can search for. It sounds like you have a similar situation. Please let me know whatis the outcome of your blood results. Have you had any unusual sleep position. I find My son in the crib very stiff in the moring in a revers c position were his head and neck look overextended. I am very concerned about this but the doctors are not. I think he could be suffering from low oxygen levels during sleep.
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we have just made a blood test to her to see the level of (lacetate or acetate....i'm not sure about the right spelling) ...there is a shortage in this substance...what does this indicate? what is the solution?
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thanx a lot Mr. Godofredo for your valuable help.....in fact we have showed her to many doctors .... some of them are neurodevelopmental pediatrician ...... we have made her blood examinations including: blood chemistry (ex: ca...), anzymes, hermons, creatin, we also examined her hearing capability, and we have examined her brain through (magnetic resonance test)...(i'm not sure if i am using the right medical words!) anyways,.....and there are also other tests are to be performed as soon as possible... the later mentioned examinations showed normal physical operation and by the way her nutrition is good enough... some doctors advised physical therapy....( could this alone help to solve her problem??) so we are really buzzeled and doctors can't figure out the reason for her problem!!... but we will wait untill the rest of the tests are done. do you have any comment??
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Please can you help my son born 07/12/07....

Dr's now are looking at muscle biopsy's results. He has been cleared of SMA1 and Prada-Willi Syndrome. I am just anxious in finding out what to do for him.

He is on a drug called Physostygmine (unsure if this is the correct spelling) and is drooling a lot. He is however putting on weight. He is on a ventilator and is fed through the nose.

His hands are curling up and do move much more than when he was born. His arms and legs are still limp and floppy.... A biopsy result is ready for discussion on Monday and I am so frightnened with the news they will reveal.

Can you tell me what I can expect if you can?
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Hi.

It would be advisable for you to bring your child to a neurodevelopmental pediatrician to assess her condition and determine why your child has hypotonia. The only initial procedures that need to be done to arrive at a diagnosis would be an accurate history, physical examination, and neurological evaluation.

This condition can be associated with non-neuromuscular conditions including prematurity, hypothyroidism, rickets, malnutrition, kernicterus, storage diseases, Down Syndrome.

Causes of hypotonia in infants include:

- brain disorders due to anoxia, bleeds, trauma, meningitis or encephalitis, structural abnormalities, chromosomal changes, and hypoglycemia
- cervical cord trauma due to difficult delivery, usually breech
- anterior horn cell disorders
- neuromuscular junction disorders
- congenital myopathy
- benign congenital hypotonia

Consult a neuropediatrician as soon as possible so that management of your child's condition can be started.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.
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