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What Causes Muscle Spasm For My Infant?

MY 6 MONTH OLD INFANT SEEMED TO HAVE 4 SMALL SPASMS YESTERDAY. CONTRACTED LEFT HAND AND DREW ARM /SHOULDER UP TO EAR. DID NOT LOOSE CONSCIENCE, LAUGH, CRY, SMILE - LASTED MERE SECONDS. WAS WHILE FEEDING NEW VEGGIE. WENT TO PED AND HAD CBC ORDERED. INITIAL RESULTS CAME BACK FINE WITH EXCEPTION OF SLIGHTLY ELEVATED CPK LEVELS. INFANT HAS HIT ALL MILESTONES, IS INTERACTIVE, BABBLES, SITS, OFF THE CHARTS FOR HEIGHT, WEIGHT AT 87% AND HEAD AT 85%...HEAD HAS HAD A SURGE OF GROWTH - BEGAN IN 35%..NEURO CONSULT TOMORROW. QUITE WORRIED - ASSUMING EEG & CT SCAN....HOW ALARMED SHOULD I BE & WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD I ASK NEURO? THANK YOU
Thu, 29 May 2014
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Welcome to healthcaremagic
This could be myoclonic spam or focal convulsion.He needs EEG AND MRI.You ask neurologist about
.DIAGNOSIS
.TREATMENT
.PROGNOSIS : meaning will it repeat,when will dis appear completely,will it affect his intelligence,will it recur in next sibling
Happy to help you
Best regards
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What Causes Muscle Spasm For My Infant?

Hi Welcome to healthcaremagic This could be myoclonic spam or focal convulsion.He needs EEG AND MRI.You ask neurologist about .DIAGNOSIS .TREATMENT .PROGNOSIS : meaning will it repeat,when will dis appear completely,will it affect his intelligence,will it recur in next sibling Happy to help you Best regards