A condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles, and the reduced resistance of muscles to passive stretching; may be a symptom with several LSDs
Decrease in resistance that a muscle normally offers to: palpation (muscle feels soft and lax) passive manipulation like flexion or extension of a limb. If accompanied by paralysis, hypotonia is a sign of lower motor neuron damage. Hypotonia also occurs in cases of cerebellar damage where both upper and lower motor neurons are intact.
Reduced muscle tension below resting levels.
reduce muscle tone, which typically occurs with a lower motorneuron lesion
Poor muscle tone, such as seen in "floppy babies".
Decreased tension in the muscles
Low muscle tone. Floppy, weak.
reduced muscle tone, evaluated by assessing the degree of resistance of a given body segment to passive mobilization. Hypotonia is related to lesions in both central and peripheral nervous system.
Muscle marked by very low muscle tone or tension. Can result in extreme muscle weakness, incoordination, and delays in motor milestones in children.
A term used to describe low or floppy muscle tone.
A decreased/low muscle tone; usually detected during infancy.
Decreased muscle tone. Decreased muscle resistance to passive movement.
Limp, slack muscles in a baby.
decreased tone of the skeletal muscles characterized by weakness and "floppiness".
decreased muscle tone ("limpness").
decreased or low muscle tone
Decreased tone of skeletal muscles. In a word, floppiness.
Reduced postural tone; ‘floppiness' of muscles.
decreased muscle tone, not to be confused with muscle weakness. Diminished resistance of muscles to passive stretching.
decreased muscle tone; flaccidity
A condition of diminished tone of the skeletal muscles, with diminished resistance of muscles to passive stretching.
Reduced tension, relaxation of arteries. Loss of muscle tone.
a neurologic condition of low tone, that is, floppiness
state of decreased or lost muscle tone in which muscles appear flaccid
having less than the normal muscle tone
Hypotonia is decreased muscle tone. Hypotonic children are often referred to as "floppy." When a child is hypotonic, he has an excessive range of motion and his muscles provide very little resistance when the body is moved.
abnormally decreased tonicity, tension or strength; ocular hypotony refers to low intraocular pressure.
Decreased muscle tone (temporary paralysis); Usually present during REM to prevent sleepers form acting out dreams
Decreased tension of a muscle. Low tone.
Lessened tension; arterial relaxation.
Loss of tonicity of the muscles or intraocular pressure.
1. Low, or poor muscle tone (floppy muscles). 2. Damage to any part of the brain, usually including the cerebellum and basal ganglia, resulting in decreased stiffness of the extremities and trunk.
Hypotonia is a condition of abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. Hypotonia is not a specific medical disorder, but a potential manifestation of many different diseases and disorders that affect motor nerve control by the brain or muscle strength. Recognizing hypotonia, even in early infancy, is usually relatively straightforward, but diagnosing the underlying cause can be difficult and often unsuccessful.