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Child Has Atrial Flutter, Whole Body Shaking Even While Sleeping. Is This Normal?
i have a week old girl diagnosed with a atrial flutter , they said bring her back in 1 month that it s to early for any testing, the problem is her whole body shakes continuously even when sleeping, is this normal, their is a strong history of heart disease in family
Fri, 23 Aug 2013
Dear patient,
Atrial flutter is usually a benign well tolerated arrhythmia, that would not cause the shaking that you describe; given her young age and abnormal body movements, I would be more suspicious of a seizure disorder; I would encourage you to explore this possibility with your pediatrician.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
Atrial flutter is usually a benign well tolerated arrhythmia, that would not cause the shaking that you describe; given her young age and abnormal body movements, I would be more suspicious of a seizure disorder; I would encourage you to explore this possibility with your pediatrician.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN
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