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Hypotonia in the Newborn

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This chapter discusses the clinical approach to a newborn presenting with hypotonia in the newborn nursery. Various etiologies are discussed using a step-by-step approach to ruling out the differential diagnoses in a question-based format. The discussion is aimed at the nursery provider and provides an algorithmic approach to diagnosing the most common etiologies that can present with hypotonia in a newborn. A brief discussion of systemic causes of hypotonia is also presented followed by a basic diagnostic workup for the respective scenarios. This chapter further discusses how to differentiate central causes from peripheral causes of hypotonia in a newborn.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA

    Ranjith Kamity MD FAAP

  2. SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Ranjith Kamity MD FAAP

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    Warren Rosenfeld

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Kamity, R. (2019). Hypotonia in the Newborn. In: Martin, G., Rosenfeld, W. (eds) Common Problems in the Newborn Nursery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95672-5_16

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