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Speech and weakness down right side

Hi guys and girls, desperately seeking help, my 5yr old woke up with a migraine 3 days ago, and has had some other symptoms aswell, slurred speech, weakness down right side, some memory loss, have had mri, lumbar puncture and bloods taken all come back inconclusive, Dr now want to send her home saying it must be covid related as she had covid 10 days ago, im not happy with the diagnoses please help as her speech and weakness haven't improved and I'm worried about her.

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Hi there.  I hope that you called her doctor right away.  My guess is Bells Palsy. It can happen when facial nerves swell as they do with some common viruses like colds. https://www.childrens.com/specialties-services/conditions/bells-palsy  

Is there any update n your child?  
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Yes we went straight to the hospital, cant be bell's palsy as that affects only the face

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