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Frog-leg posture

MedGen UID:
1381204
Concept ID:
C4476998
Finding
HPO: HP:0031139

Definition

A type of rest posture in an infant that indicated a generalized reduction in muscle tone. The hips are flexed and the legs are abducted to an extent that causes the lateral thigh to rest upon the supporting surface. This posture is said to resemble the legs of a frog. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFrog-leg posture

Conditions with this feature

Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and variable intellectual and behavioral abnormalities
MedGen UID:
1684818
Concept ID:
C5231423
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia and variable intellectual and behavioral abnormalities (NEDHIB) is characterized by early-onset hypotonia, delayed walking, poor speech, and impaired intellectual development. Additional features may include feeding difficulties, dysmorphic features, and visual defects. Brain imaging tends to show delayed myelination, thin corpus callosum, and/or enlarged ventricles. The severity of the disorder is highly variable; initial evidence suggests that the severity may depend on the type of mutation (summary by Haijes et al., 2019).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fan HC, Lee CM, Harn HJ, Cheng SN, Yuh YS
Am J Perinatol 2003 May;20(4):173-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-40603. PMID: 12874727

Diagnosis

Nazeer M, Ravindran R, Katragadda BC, Muhammed EN, Titus S, Muhammed MN
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 2021 May 6;5(5) doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00012. PMID: 33961586Free PMC Article
Fan HC, Lee CM, Harn HJ, Cheng SN, Yuh YS
Am J Perinatol 2003 May;20(4):173-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-40603. PMID: 12874727
Tsai CH, Huang WS, Tsai FJ, Lee CC, Chen SS
J Formos Med Assoc 1996 Feb;95(2):153-6. PMID: 9064005

Prognosis

Fan HC, Lee CM, Harn HJ, Cheng SN, Yuh YS
Am J Perinatol 2003 May;20(4):173-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-40603. PMID: 12874727

Clinical prediction guides

Fan HC, Lee CM, Harn HJ, Cheng SN, Yuh YS
Am J Perinatol 2003 May;20(4):173-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-40603. PMID: 12874727
Tsai CH, Huang WS, Tsai FJ, Lee CC, Chen SS
J Formos Med Assoc 1996 Feb;95(2):153-6. PMID: 9064005

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