Diseases

Costello Syndrome (Also Called Hypotonia)

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Hypotonia, commonly known as floppy baby syndrome, is a state of low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to stretch in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength.

SYMPTOMS

Having little or no control of their neck muscles, so their head tends to flop,feeling limp when held, as though they could easily slip through your hands,being unable to place any weight on their leg or shoulder muscles,their arms and legs hang straight down from their sides, rather than bending at their elbows, hips and knees,finding sucking and swallowing difficult,a weak cry or quiet voice in infants and young children .

CAUSES

It can be caused by a number of different underlying health problems, many of which are inherited. Hypotonia can also sometimes occur in cerebral palsy,