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Q: Newborn fingers stiff

asked by: jebaseelan on August 24th, 2008

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Hi ,

One of my Twin sons fingers are not bending in both the hands where as the Thumb is fine on both hands but other fingers are not.
The fingers are frozen to the position and he is not able to grab anything and he keeps his hand in open position.

Any body have experienced such an issue in New Born ? The X Ray shows that the joints are proper and the ortho surgeons we have consulted have no clue of why this has happened.

Any information sharing is highly appreciated in this regard.

Regards
Jeba

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rooted

replied on August 24th, 2008

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I think that an MRI might be able to help with the diagnosis...b/c the visual representation can help identify if there are problems with the ligaments.

qwertyuiop123

replied on August 26th, 2008

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does he have any other symptoms such as rash or fever? Are the twins identical? Is there anything in your family history? There is an advantage to the fact that you have twins, it will be easier for you to notice additional symptoms such as weight loss, appetite loss, bowel movement changes etc. All of these things are important, keep track of any differences between the twins.

mominashoe

replied on November 7th, 2008

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It's possible that there could be a neuological problem here or a vision problem (he can't see what he's supposed to be grabbing. I'm copying this over to neological disorders and see if anyone has some ideas there. Good luck.

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