Abstract: ObjectiveTo analyse the treatment and prognosis of hypotonic children.Methods108 hypotonic children were divided into two groups,intervention group was treated in hospital for more than a half year,while the control was not.The neurological development quotient of two groups after treatment was compared.The diagnosis were adjusted periodically.ResultsThe neurological development quotient of intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control(P<0.01).The final diagnosis was cerebral palsy,congenital myopathies,or mental retardation mainly.ConclusionMost hypotonic children can well be recovered with early rehabilitation,except a few cannot be clearly diagnosed.

Key words: hypotonia, childhood, diagnosis, prognosis, rehabilitation