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My 15 months son,active &healthy,have ankle clonus(3-4 beats)in both ankle since 3 weeks old, asleep&awake.he start walking at 13 months.is it normal?
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Not likely: Clonus is not typically felt to be normal and is usually associated with underlying spasticity, which can have a number of potential causes. Certainly a full neurological work up is indicated if he truly has clonus.
Answered 12/7/2016
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My son has 13 months. He is perfect! (he can walk, begins to talk).During sleep, can still be seen (very rare) ankle clonus (max 1-3 beats).I worry?
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