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A member asked:
The normal babies without any neurological problem can have ankle clonus (awake and asleep) until 2 years old. max 5 beats clonus. is it true?
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Not really: Normal ankle clonus is thought to represent lack of nerve myelination (maturing) that connects the lower/upper tracts.When the kid is beginning to walk, those pathways are in & clonus is expected to fade.Any more than 10 beats at any age can reflect a problem naas can differences between the two feet or persistence beyond 15 mo or so.I think 2 yrs is too late to ignore.
Answered 5/7/2019
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