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Fig. 1 | BMC Pediatrics

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From: Awareness screening and referral patterns among pediatricians in the United States related to early clinical features of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

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Providers’ Response Upon Observation of Hypotonia by Self-Reported Comfort Identifying Neuromuscular Disease (2018 Survey). The breakdown of self-reported comfort identifying the early signs of NMD is as follows: Extremely comfortable: 3.3% (n = 10); Very comfortable: 18.7% (n = 56); Moderately comfortable: 48.3% (n = 145); Slightly Comfortable: 26.7% (n = 80); Not at All Comfortable: 3.0% (n = 9). The breakdown of provider response upon observation of hypotonia in an infant or toddler* is as follows: Immediate referral to pediatric neurologist for further evaluation: 52.0% (n = 156); Immediate referral to early intervention for further evaluation: 55.3% (n = 166); Wait and see, evaluate at next scheduled well visit: 14.0% (n = 42).* Each pediatrician had the option to ‘select all that apply’ for the provided responses

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