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ankle clonus
by ddeeppaass, Feb 07, 2008 01:07PM
my three month old baby has bilateral ankle clonus. i noticed it when he was 3 weeks old. but i ignored it till he was 8 weeks because it is a common sign in neonates. when it persisted after that i voiced my concern to his GP, who referred him to a paediatrician. the paediatrician examined his neuro development when he reached 3 months, and was satisfied with his development. she couldnt ellicit any clonus in him though i have been noticing it once in a while.it is usually 7 - 8 beats but sometimes during his sleep passive dorsiflexion of feet with knees flexed gives more than 10 beats.
could any of the neuro experts tell me about the recent researches on this if it is normal until 1 year.
N.B: he was an undiagnosed breech baby, born by an emergency LSCS. neither me nor the paediatrician has noticed any other abnormality in him so far.
could any of the neuro experts tell me about the recent researches on this if it is normal until 1 year.
N.B: he was an undiagnosed breech baby, born by an emergency LSCS. neither me nor the paediatrician has noticed any other abnormality in him so far.
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This is a tricky situation. Your son is 3 months now. Watch for the next 2 months. If he still continues to have clonus, you should suspect some abnormality.
Presently, it appears he falls in the normal group of infants who have ankle clonus. Just observe if he gets the clonus different positions.
A study about clonus in infants revealed that about 58% were normal children, when there were no other clinical symptoms .
Hope for the best.
Regards
Thanks Abhijeet, now my son is 5 months old. Luckily his ankle clonus dont appear anymore. He has started rolling over, maintains very well in prone.