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Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...hi my 9 week old is always holding up his left arm. He loves to stretch but even when he is not stretching he has his left arm up in the air or out in front of him. Should I be worried?
When any child is holding the one arm up in less than 2 years of age - that means he is using the other armless and in this scenario, we need to work up for infantile hemiplegia.
May I suggest that you discuss this issue with his paediatrician and act accordingly, please.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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What Causes Child To Always Hold Left Arm Up?
Hi, When any child is holding the one arm up in less than 2 years of age - that means he is using the other armless and in this scenario, we need to work up for infantile hemiplegia. May I suggest that you discuss this issue with his paediatrician and act accordingly, please. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology