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Floppy infant syndrome

Known as: floppy baby, hypotonia congenital, infant floppy 
A syndrome of generalized poor muscle tone and muscle weakness presenting in a newborn infant.
National Institutes of Health

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Benign congenital hypotoniaLubs X-linked mental retardation syndromeMental Retardation, Autosomal Dominant 1Myopathies, Nemaline

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Neuromuscular Diseases

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
New RAB3GAP1 mutations in patients with Warburg Micro Syndrome from different ethnic backgrounds and a possible founder effect in the Danish
Warburg Micro Syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by microcephaly, microphthalmia, microcornia… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
De novo deletions of SNRPN exon 1 in early human and mouse embryos result in a paternal to maternal imprint switch
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurogenetic disease characterized by infantile hypotonia, gonadal hypoplasia, obsessive… 
1997
1997
A gene for FG syndrome maps in the Xq12-q21.31 region.
FG syndrome is an X-linked recessive condition in which mental retardation is associated with congenital hypotonia, macrocephaly… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
EMG evaluation of the floppy infant: Differential diagnosis and technical aspects
Electromyographic examination of the newborn and young infant provides a relatively uncommon challenge to most electromyographers… 
1989
1989
Focal Changes in the Globi Pallidi Associated with Neurological Dysfunction in Methylmalonic Acidaemia
Neurological abnormalities are common in patients with organic acidaemias and sometimes these are distinctive. Lesions in various… 
1989
1989
Terminal deletion of the long arm of chromosome 2 in a mildly dysmorphic hypotonic infant with karyotype 46,XY,del(2)(q37).
We describe a boy with severe hypotonia and minor facial anomalies with a terminal deletion of chromosome 2q (46,XY,del(2)(q37… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Chromosome 15 in floppy infants
Three children with Prader-Willi syndrome and chromosome abnormalities affecting chromosome 15 are described and the literature… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Myotubular, centronuclear or Peri-Centronuclear myopathy?
1963
1963
The Future of the ‘Floppy Infant‘: A Follow‐up Study of 133 Patients
One hundred and thirty‐three ‘floppy infants’ who were referred for neurological consultation between the ages of 6 months and 2… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Benign congenital hypotonia with chromosomal anomaly.
The present concepts of amyotonia congenita are briefly outlined. Particular reference is made to the clinical syndrome of benign… 
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