Sunday, March 13, 2011

Fact two: Hypotonia in PWS

Luis Emilio with significant hypotonia.
 
Fact Two:   When babies with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) are born,  88% of them have neonatal hypotonia.  Hypotonia means they have decreased muscle tone. In one word they are floppy babies.  Luis Emilio wasn't able to cry for most of his first year of life.  It takes a lot of muscles to cry and he just didn't have the muscle strength.
Luis Emilio (My Nephew) at 7 months of age.

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