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Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy
by Crystalian, Jun 26, 2007 12:00AM
My 14 month old son has been having episodes of head tilting since about 2 or 3 months old. He will tilt his head mainly to the left side for day and then the next day it is gone. His doctor had sent him to a ENT doctor and eye doctor and they say everything is fine. She has checked his neck muscles and says that he dosn't have torticollis but I am wondering if she has ever heard of Benign paroxysmal torticollis. She at first wanted him to see a neurologist for a sacral dimple that has a hair growing out of it but then changed her mind about it. Maybe it is the sacral dimple that makes it look this way and this may sound strange but it looks like his butt is crooked. He can walk and has been walking since he was 11 months old but he falls alot but that could be due to that he is only 14 months old. He also at 3 months old had times where he would throw his arms out to the side and it looked like he had the wind knocked out of him he would have a blank stare do that for a few seconds and then let out a scream and then do it all over agian. Everything else about him seems normal he is healthy and happy. I guess my question is that could he have Benign paroxysmal torticollis and should he see a neurologist if his head tilts don't get better.
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by tcbvball, Dec 27, 2007 12:44PM
To: Crystalian
Dear Crystalian - My daughter is only 4 1/2 months old and has been diagonosed with Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis. Her pediatriian was not the one to diagnose her. I was insistent on having her see some specialists after noticing at only a month old that her head was tilted to one side and she was stiff. She goes for days or approx. a week with her head tilted to one side, then she'll wake up with her head straight and it'll stay like that for anywhere from a few days to nearly 2 weeks and then her head will tilt ot the other side. (it switches from side to side) She was diagnosed by a chiropractor that specializes in pediatrics, as well as physical therapists at the nearby children's hospital. Although my daughter seems to be developing normally and her pediatrian is not concerned, I plan also to take her to a neurologist to find out more.
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