9 month old Baby With Possible Motor Ticks

ccollins08

Hi Everyone, I have a  9 month old son who has since month 3-4 been having possible motor ticks.  I am a special needs teacher so I recognize it when I see it.  Has anyone ever expereinced this.  I asked my peditrician and she didn't seemed to concerned about it.  Today for example it seemed like he had about 5 tremors.  His body would shake.  He is a happy little boy,  makes great eye contact, and has kept up and met all his milestones.   Please any experience, and or suggestions moms please.  I'm a first time Mom, and if my son needs help/services I would like to get them for him.

imimahoney

I'm a lurker here who posted a similar question a few months back. The consensus was that it was probably nothing but should be checked out by a pediatric neurologist. 

My son had met most milestones on time (ma

ccollins08

Thank you,  Off often would you say your son did it?

imimahoney

All depended on the day. I would try and record it's frequency but saw no obvious patterns. On a "bad" day, several times an hour for a few hours a day. On a "good" day, once and twice or maybe none at all. 

It also lessened when he started

Florak8

I say push for an EEG just to be sure. Until they saw it, we had several docs and nurses ask us if maybe DS was just cold or something. Then he did it in the ER exam room and everything changed. He has epilepsy, but his baby seizures were not what a ty

Assembly_Reqd

I have heard about this little wiggle before in kids that have reflux or even just low tone. They are trying to either avoid a burp/spit up or get one out. This behavior will usually phase out once they are more mobile and their core gets stronger.

tuicatmama

EEG all the way. It may just rule out anything serious. Peace of mind, etc.

NOT trying to scare you at all, but we did, and that's how we found out they were seizures, and lead the way to MRI for our stroke diagnosis. 

Hope it all work