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What Causes Drawing Of Mouth Towards One Side In A 10 Month Old?

my daughter has taken here 10 month old daughter to the hospital emergency room because it appears that her mouth was drawing on one side and she could not keep the pacifier in her mouth like she normally does. she called the peditrician and he said to take her to childrens hospital. i have not heard back yet from them. she everything else seemed normal and this started this afternoon but she is also teething. what might it be
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Dear concerned grandma,
your concern is appropriate. But in such cases one cannot say anything without examining the child.
Have patience. They will tell you every thing eventually.
At times it takes longer to work out the diagnosis. So they must be busy.
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What Causes Drawing Of Mouth Towards One Side In A 10 Month Old?

Dear concerned grandma, your concern is appropriate. But in such cases one cannot say anything without examining the child. Have patience. They will tell you every thing eventually. At times it takes longer to work out the diagnosis. So they must be busy.