hello doctor, my daughter (10 years old) has a cold, her temperature is 97.8. she woke up and started complaining about her arms and hands, that they feel heavy - she was crying, saying that her palms were very heavy. She scared me, she sounded as if she was dillusional. Not sure what to do.Please help. Thank you!
Hi...feeling heaviness in the hands and feet for a 10-year-old could be her way of expressing weakness of the limbs. If there is severe weakness in the limbs, and she is unable to walk unsupported or if the fever is persisting or if there is marked weakness, I suggest you consult your pediatrician or pediatric neurologist as this is fitting into a condition called GBS (Gillian Barre Syn Chat Doctor. Regards -