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3 months 10days old premature(34 weeks) delivered with frequent ankle clonus bilateral more than 10 beats sometimes...other neurological exam normal n?

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Could represent more: An infant with these findings should be carefully examined and followed by a pediatrician and a pediatric neurologist. This clonus could represent a spinal cord problem.

Answered 10/7/2016

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A member asked:

3 months 10days old premature(34 weeks) delivered with frequent ankle clonus bilateral more than 10 beats sometimes...other neurological exam normal n?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Theresa Henderson answered

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