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Are Involuntary Movements Of Hands And Legs Due To Antibiotics?

My daughter had a very serious reaction to antibiotic resulting in her unable to breathe. She had several seizures throughout the night she was left with her lower jaw moving side to side for 5 hours before they administered a relaxant. It s not completely gone and she is now experiencing movements in her hands arms back neck and face which she is not controlling and can t. She feels very spaced out and is frightened what s happening to her. Can this still be an after effect from the anti biotic she is still swelled and itching. She is terrified something in her brain has been effected with this and lack of oxegen. Please help
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
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Ok, the nerves follow a wiring diagram. The wires can be corroded (sick) or broken, but they are consistent. Corrosion works on the most exposed areas (the ends of the limbs are more sensitive; the ends of the extremities). This would be funny feelings in the fingertips and toes.
Overall brain damage has overall effects. This is testable with formal testing or informal brain games (memory, pattern recognition, abstractions, interpretations of stories, speed of reflexes). Small effects in a young person are likely to get better. Rapidly. If someone is able to have a normal conversation, move everything, and generally have to have specific testing to find a problem (as opposed to not being able to speak, not remembering anything for more that a minute, not being able to move an entire side), then the damage cannot be major and is likely to resolve.

Hand shaking can be an overall problem with coordination from brain damage. In which case the person falls over a lot, cannot dress themselves, etc. It can be from sick nerves in which case there is going to ALSO be sensation problems. Oh, this can happen from hyperventilation from breathing a bit much (or the ventilator not adjusted perfectly) and is temporary with recovery in hours to days or with electrolyte abnormality which continues to when you get a bit more magnesium and/or potassium into your system.

Cannot say in this particular case without directly examining
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Are Involuntary Movements Of Hands And Legs Due To Antibiotics?

Ok, the nerves follow a wiring diagram. The wires can be corroded (sick) or broken, but they are consistent. Corrosion works on the most exposed areas (the ends of the limbs are more sensitive; the ends of the extremities). This would be funny feelings in the fingertips and toes. Overall brain damage has overall effects. This is testable with formal testing or informal brain games (memory, pattern recognition, abstractions, interpretations of stories, speed of reflexes). Small effects in a young person are likely to get better. Rapidly. If someone is able to have a normal conversation, move everything, and generally have to have specific testing to find a problem (as opposed to not being able to speak, not remembering anything for more that a minute, not being able to move an entire side), then the damage cannot be major and is likely to resolve. Hand shaking can be an overall problem with coordination from brain damage. In which case the person falls over a lot, cannot dress themselves, etc. It can be from sick nerves in which case there is going to ALSO be sensation problems. Oh, this can happen from hyperventilation from breathing a bit much (or the ventilator not adjusted perfectly) and is temporary with recovery in hours to days or with electrolyte abnormality which continues to when you get a bit more magnesium and/or potassium into your system. Cannot say in this particular case without directly examining