Hypotonic Sentence Examples

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  • In the final phase, the patient is hypotonic for several years.

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  • Some hypotonic children also have trouble feeding and are unable to suck or chew for long periods.

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  • Hypotonic infants who matured into children with minimal disabilities were highly likely to have poor motor coordination at age three (78%).

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  • In some hypotonic infants, sucking is weak and in some cases not present at all.

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  • Most hypotonic children eventually improve with therapy and time.

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  • They must exercise special care when lifting and carrying the hypotonic infant to avoid causing an injury to the child.

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  • If lifted under the armpits, the hypotonic infant's arms will raise with no resistance and easily slip between the hands.

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  • A muscle that is tensed and contracted is hypertonic, while excessively loose muscles are hypotonic.

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  • A hypotonic infant who is not weak has low tone because of a central nervous disorder.

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  • Hypotonic infants, therefore, have a typical "floppy" appearance.

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  • Infants with normal tone can be lifted by placing hands under their armpits, but hypotonic infants tend to slip between the hands as their arms rise unresistingly upward.

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  • While most children tend to flex their elbows and knees when resting, hypotonic children hang their arms and legs limply by their sides.

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  • The world of typical children can be a difficult place for a hypotonic child, and it is tempting to isolate the child.

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  • The key to diagnosing a hypotonic infant is a neurodevelopment examination.

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  • Parents of a hypotonic child must follow the treating physician's orders for treatment of the underlying cause.

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  • Another source of concern that parents face is addressing the special needs of their hypotonic child.

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