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What Causes Involuntary Body Twitching In A Child?

My daughter is 12 years old and has began having involuntary body twitching-looks like she is shuddering, as if cold. Completely healthy otherwise. Only thing to note is that our whole family passed around a flu virus 2-3 weeks ago, but her brothers said they had noticed her doing this before that.
Wed, 7 Sep 2016
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1. Involuntary body twitching can have numerous causes from chorea, athetosis, tics,myoclonus,convulsions,tremor,dyskinesia,dystonia so an appointment with a Pediatriician or a Neurologist is a must who will ask for an MRI/EEG.

2. A Physician should always search for the heart [for any valvular lesion], search for exophthalmos,butterfly rash on face, signs of hepato cellular failure, K-F ring in cornea or polycythemia.

3. Although you noticed these symptoms earlier even then consultation with an infectious disease doctor is must since influenza [flu] virus do cause cerebral palsy.
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What Causes Involuntary Body Twitching In A Child?

** Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concern 1. Involuntary body twitching can have numerous causes from chorea, athetosis, tics,myoclonus,convulsions,tremor,dyskinesia,dystonia so an appointment with a Pediatriician or a Neurologist is a must who will ask for an MRI/EEG. 2. A Physician should always search for the heart [for any valvular lesion], search for exophthalmos,butterfly rash on face, signs of hepato cellular failure, K-F ring in cornea or polycythemia. 3. Although you noticed these symptoms earlier even then consultation with an infectious disease doctor is must since influenza [flu] virus do cause cerebral palsy.