Facial Spasms

[Kome_Lika]

I have a wonderful baby girl named Makenna. She is 10 months old. We noticed her teeth are finally cutting a few days ago. It seems like since that day she has been having facial spasms. My wife and I are very concerned. It happens very quick (between a half second to two seconds), often when she is either excited or frustrated, but sometimes just out of the blue. She doesn't seem to notice them at all and just continues about her business. After a serach on the internet I am terrified. Could she have Infantile spasms? Prognosis is poor for IS. Her spasms don't look like the IS spasms I am seeing online, but I don't know if they start small and then progress. We have an appointment with her Ped tomorrow morning. We have no idea what to expect.

She has been a miracle baby since she was born. She has been breastfed since day one, she has slept through the night for months, she eats anything we give her, and she is really the happiest baby I have ever seen and rarely cries unless she is tired. I can't imagine anything actually being wrong with her.

[jw7078]

For those of us whose child is experiencing this for the first time, could one of you let us know how if turned out with your child.  It appears that facial tics are fairly common, but no one on this site ever seems to relate how the problem was resolved, diagnosis, etc.

[EdithW]

My ten month old boy has been doing the same thing it really is scary. Some facial spasms which look very wierd, 2 or 3 on the trot and a few times a day. We have been to the doctor who was non-comittal but did mention infant spasms but also said it could be part of normal development.  We have an EEG next week and will let people know if there is any news. Not sure how common it is but they seemed to think not very. He also has just developed mild excema and has no teeth yet. There are also some interesting video clips on you tube.

[greekmom]

Wow, we are experiencing this problem too.  My daughter is having sudden facial tics or spasms, and I have been scaring myself reading things on the net.  She is 8 months old, and teething really badly, so I am hoping that this is the cause.  We are calling the doctor tomorrow of course, but I am terrified right now..she too has been very normal and happy, and it is strange this is happening :(
Please, those of you who have posted, if you have any information, I would love for you to share!

[dorotaha]

Hello all,

My 7 month old baby started having the same symptoms (facial spasms while eating that appeared after he had his first teeth). Did anyone find answers other than Koma Lika ?

Please let us know.

Thanks

[Kome_Lika]

Hello all, Well I have good news to report. Makenna is doing fine. Her EEG came back abnormal (higher voltages on the left side of the brain compared to the right side). We took her in for an MRI and it came back normal. She no longer has the facial spasms. They seem to have disapeared altogether. We have an appointment at the end of the month with a nuerologist to hopefully wrap this up once and for all.

To Zulu, infantile spasms look nothing like facial spasms. I had to stop looking online for answers because I was scaring the hell out of myself and my wife. Good luck to all.

[zulu567]

hi ,
My baby has similar prob as you all described even i am  worried  he too has symptoms suggested in infantail syndrome but, he has not been daignosed . may be because we areseeing a neurologist ,instead of good pediatrician .even i am worried about poor prognosis if he is daignosed  with infantail spasms.pls go through ?posted under seziers ? infantail spasams. do reply fast pls