{"product_id":"2940165980237","title":"A Simple Guide to Floppy Infant Syndrome, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book describes Floppy Infant Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Floppy baby is a baby with poor muscle tone\u003cbr\u003eOften the baby is weak and unable to move easily alone\u003cbr\u003eInfants with hypotonia are described as floppy\u003cbr\u003eThey may have poor regulate of the head and body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfants with hypotonia when held feel like a rag doll\u003cbr\u003eThe poor baby cannot sit, walk or crawl\u003cbr\u003eA baby with normal tone can be lifted easily\u003cbr\u003eThe floppy baby tends to slip from the hands quickly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe parent must hold the floppy baby carefully\u003cbr\u003eThe head may fall forward or to the side weakly\u003cbr\u003eThe baby is able to have reduced spontaneous moving\u003cbr\u003eThe baby has a weak cry and weak milk sucking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome premature floppy babies improve as the baby gets older\u003cbr\u003eSometimes the muscle tone returns when the infection is over\u003cbr\u003eMost of the floppy babies need physical and occupational therapy\u003cbr\u003eThis will help together with speech therapy regularly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-An original poem by Kenneth Kee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA floppy baby (Floppy infant syndrome) is born with poor muscle tone and muscle weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe syndrome is produced by many inherited illnesses that are present at the time of birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA floppy baby is also termed infantile hypotonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealthy muscles are never totally relaxed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey maintain a certain quantity of muscle tone (tension and stiffness) that can resist movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuscle tone reduces during sleep so if the patient droops down during sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile sitting the patient up, the caregiver may find that the patient sits up with the head flopped forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepending on whether there is an obvious weakness of the muscles or not, the cause is either central nervous system or neuromuscular cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParalytic\u003cbr\u003eSpinal muscle dystrophy\u003cbr\u003eWerdnig-Hoffman disease\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is severe weakness with hypotonia.\u003cbr\u003eInfants make few movements.\u003cbr\u003eThey may not be able to raise their arm upwards against gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNon-paralytic\u003cbr\u003eCerebral palsy\u003cbr\u003eMetabolic disorders such as celiac disease, glycogen storage disease\u003cbr\u003eGenetic diseases such as Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta\u003cbr\u003eBenign congenital hypotonia of unknown cause\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is hypotonia but only mild weakness in the non-paralytic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfants with hypotonia appear floppy and seem to be like a rag doll when held.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey rest with their elbows and knees loosely extended while infants with normal tone are likely to have flexed elbows and knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey may have poor or no head control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe head may drop to the side, forward or backward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfants with normal tone can be carried up with the parent's hands placed under the armpits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHypotonic infants tend to slip between the hands as the infant's arms rise without resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenetic testing such as karyotype and FISH studies is performed to measure any genetic abnormalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDepending on the cause, infant hypotonia can improve, stay the same or get worse over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabies with hypotonia caused by being born prematurely will normally improve as they get older.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloppy Infant Syndrome in babies born to mothers with myasthenia gravis normally becomes better quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabies with Floppy Infant Syndrome produced by an infection or another disorder will normally improve if the underlying disorder is treated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloppy Infant Syndrome produced by cerebellar dysfunction or motor neuron diseases can progress rapidly and become life-threatening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloppy Infant Syndrome that is inherited will persist throughout a person's life even though physical treatment can help improve functions such as mobility and speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Floppy Infant Syndrome\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Spinal Muscle Atrophy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Down Syndrome\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46578861965553,"sku":"2940165980237","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940165980237_p0.jpg?v=1771062609","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940165980237","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}