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What Causes Sudden Headache And Back Pain In A Child?

Posted on Thu, 25 Sep 2014

Question: pigeon toed oeg swing out arm swinging out headache back pain Child is eight years old Sudden onset Can't get up off floor trouble going up stairs

Answered by Dr. Arun (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need more information

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
I can't understand what you mean by "oeg swing out arm swinging out headache".Can you provide me some more information about this?
Sudden onset back pain and inability to get up from floor in a eight year-old with pigeon toe , points towards sudden proximal muscle weakness which can be neuropathic or myopathic or neuromuscular junction weakness.
Nerve conduction studies along with EMG should help in identifying if MRI is normal.

Regards

Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Arun (16 minutes later)

pigeoned toed was first symptom A new symptom appears every day.
1. pigeoned toed in right foot 2. right leg swinging out and right arm swinging out 3. headache
4. back pain
Symptons are cumulative pigeoned toed was first symptom A new symptom appears every day
1. pigeoned toe in right foot 2. right leg winging out and right arm swinging out 3. headache 4. back pain
Symptoms are cumulative

Not sure if I submitted correctly

Answered by Dr. Arun (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
needs nerve conduction studies

Detailed Answer:
These symptoms point towards the same possibilities I metioned before.
needs nerve conduction and EMG to rule out them.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj