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What Causes Weakness In Legs And Rapid Heart Rate In A Child?
My daughter is 12 and she had her spinal cord detethered on July 8. She has recovered well from it, but 2 weeks ago she because having what her doctor thinks are anxiety attacks. She has trouble breathing, rapid heartbeat, tingling in her hands, weakness in her legs, and some pain which she thinks is due to her severe scoliosis. She gets so freaked out and thinks she s going to die. She has Spina Bifida. Could this be chiari? or could her spinal cord have retethered?
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Transverse myelitis with autonomic dysfunction need urgent neurology consultation an emergency she may need oxygen check for blood pressure if the hypotension causing tachycardia check oxygen saturation need assisted ventilation needs iv methyl prednisone for relieving inflammation of spinalcord
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