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Feb 17, 1997 · Hyperekplexia is characterized by exaggerated startle reflexes and hypertonia in response to sudden unexpected stimuli, typically manifesting in utero or shortly after birth, but also occurring in children or adults. It is a predominantly hereditary paroxysmal neurologic disorder.
Jul 31, 2007 · Attacks of tonic neonatal cyanosis can be stopped by the Vigevano maneuver, consisting of forced flexion of the head and legs towards the trunk [ Vigevano et al 1989 ].
- Bettina Balint, Bettina Balint, Rhys Thomas
- 2019/12/19
- 2019
Sep 15, 2020 · Interventions during an attack: Vigevano described a maneuver of ‘flexing the head and legs towards the trunk forcibly during an attack’ to counteract the hypertonia (Vigevano maneuver) [ 43 ]. It helps in refractory episodes and often prevents apnea and cardiac disturbance.
- Arushi Gahlot Saini, Sanjay Pandey
- 2020
Tonic neonatal cyanosis relieved by Vigevano maneuver characterized by forced flexion of head and neck toward trunk which is lifesaving during prolonged spasms. Head retraction response consisting of brisk involuntary backward jerk after the root of the nose or upper lip is tapped.
- Sadanandavalli Retnaswami Chandra, Chetan Vekhande, Lakshminarayanapuram Gopal Viswanathan, Pooja Ma...
- 10.4103/jpn.JPN_170_16
- 2017
- Jan-Mar 2017
May 16, 2022 · Vigevano described a maneuver of “flexing the head and legs toward the trunk forcibly during an attack” as an emergency intervention. The Vigevano maneuver was effective in counteracting the hypertonia in the siblings analyzed; nevertheless, this maneuver was seldom performed and described in the patients reviewed, and therefore, its ...
Recognition of this syndrome is of great significance in avoiding unnecessary interventions. Simple methods such as Vigevano maneuver is lifesaving during periods of prolonged spasm and clonazepam 0.5–0.2 mg/kg controls falls in most cases.
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Oct 3, 2021 · The exaggerated startle and subsequent prolonged stiffness can be ameliorated during an attack by forced flexion of the head and legs towards the trunk. This technique, termed the “Vigevano maneuver,” can be life-saving for neonates and infants during a tonic cyanotic attack.
