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What Causes Weakness In Hands In Children?

My daughter (10) complains of weekness in her right hand, sometimes in her left hand too but not as badly or as frequently. It affects her mainly if she has to write i school as she cannot hold her pensil or write. She bites her fingures to try to get them to work again and feels no pain. It happens at any time, not just when writing and lasts about 15 minutes each time. She says laughing seems to trigger but, but not always. I first noticed it about 6 months ago, but she says it has been happening alot longer than that (she thought it was normal and happened to everyone when they laughed) It seems to happening more frequently now. Last week she had to dictate to a teacher the answers to a school test as she could not write.
Fri, 30 Oct 2015
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Hello,

This sounds like a nerve problem because it is happening in her motor and sensory systems, but in a migrating manner.


That laughing triggers it also points to a neurological condition.

I would advise you to seek the services of a paediatric neurologist who would have to run some tests, likely including an MRI of the brain to diagnose her.

All the best.
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What Causes Weakness In Hands In Children?

Hello, This sounds like a nerve problem because it is happening in her motor and sensory systems, but in a migrating manner. That laughing triggers it also points to a neurological condition. I would advise you to seek the services of a paediatric neurologist who would have to run some tests, likely including an MRI of the brain to diagnose her. All the best.