Group items tagged

Only organization dedicated to providing families with the latest medical information, aggressively funding the most promising research, offering meaningful support, and raising public awareness and advocating for those living with the neurological disorder called Rett syndrome.Funds research for treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome while enhancing the overall quality of life for those living with Rett syndrome by providing information, programs, and services

The Journal of Neurophychiatry & Clinical News - Neurophychiatric Practice and Opinion - Disorders of the Cerebellum: Ataxia, Dysmetria of Thought, and the Cerebellar Cognitive Afffective syndrome

Movement Disorders Information at Kennedy Krieger Institute

National Library of Medicine - National Institute of Health - PubMed Article Abstract: Floppy infant syndrome - Review - On long-term follow up, cerebral palsy and mental retardation turn out to be the 2 most common causes of FIS. This review focuses on neuromuscular causes of FIS. With the advent of molecular diagnosis, a few conditions can be diagnosed by DNA analysis of the peripheral lymphocytes (myotonic dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy); however, for the most part, electrodiagnostic studies and muscle biopsy remain as essential diagnostic tools for FIS.

Hypotonia Information at NINDS - Includes description - treatment options - prognosis - research - clinical trials and organizations

Children's Hospital Boston - Hypotonia - Symptoms - Hypotonia and feeding disorders

Completed study sponsored by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC to identify clinical signs and symptoms critical for diagnosing swallowing disorders and will characterize swallowing problems in various patient populations, such as patients with Parkinson's disease, stroke, post-polio syndrome, multiple sclerosis and other conditions that cause swallowing abnormalities.

PubMed - Effects of ethanol on the development of circadian time keeping system - Abstract: Ethanol exposure during gestation can have devastating consequences on the developing organism. Children who have a history of prenatally exposure to ethanol may show morphological and functional alterations, referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which is characterized by pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, specific cranial/facial features, and dysfunction of central nervous system, is the most severe end of FASD

Hypotonia at WebMd

Hypotonia Definition and Causes at MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine

PubMed Abstract of study to determine the association of hypotonia and depression in neonates at or near term with metabolic acidemia at birth (umbilical arterial pH<-12 mM).

PubMed Abstract of study to evaluate the role of the neonatal muscle hypotonia as an early indicative symptom of Cerebral Palsy (CP).

PubMed Abstract of study is to verify whether neurophysiological and communicative-relational aspects in hypotonic subjects can be recovered by psychomotor therapy.

Hypotonia Overview at University of Maryland - Definition of Hypotonia - Considerations - Common Causes

Diagnostic approach to the Hypotonic infant at Miami Children's Brain Institute - Manifestations of Hypotonia in an infant - Diagnostic approach

Neuromuscular Disease Center, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Searchable database of neuromuscular diseases