Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Generalized neonatal hypotonia
Generalized low muscle tone in neonate
HP:0008935
What it means
Muscular hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone) manifesting in the neonatal period and affecting the entire musculature.
Rare diseases that can present with this13
Common30–79%
7Sometimes5–29%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Generalised low muscle tone in neonate · Generalised neonatal hypotonia · Hypotonia, neonatal, generalised · Hypotonia, neonatal, generalized
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