Re: Re: Apraxia/dyspraxia & head circumference

[Guest guest]

I personally don't feel that a large head has any connection to Apraxia. My

kids are all on the smaller side, so Asa's head circ is actually SMALLER than

the average child. When one Neuro mentioned it-- he linked it to brain

damage issues, and that's why they would keep an eye on it-- however-- it

wasn't

a problem at all, but simply a growth time where his head didn't grow at a

rate that their charts said they " should " .

We have to be really careful with these charts, because every child is

different, so to measure them up to the charts isn't always a good idea.

I think that if his head has been growing at a normal rate of speed all

along, and that if it's in line with HIS pattern of growth-- there shouldn't be

anything to be concerned about.

In regards to the tremors-- My son has those as well. We notice it the most

with his fine motor skills, and it's a sporadic thing. sometimes it's there,

sometimes not-- sometimes it's worse than other times, etc.

It's the " nature of the beast " with Apraxia. My son has GLOBAL Apraxia,

however-- so your son might also have that as well and it's worth keeping an

eye

on and looking into the other soft signs of Global Apraxia.

(the two are 90% co-morbid from what I understand)

The MRI WON'T show anything to do with Apraxia-- it's not something that

shows up in tests like that at all unfortunately. The MRI would shot any

problems with a stroke or tumor, or things like that, but there would be other

symptoms along with the tremors that would give more cause to do a large test

such

as an MRI. I would use caution with a young child and MRI since almost all

of them have to be sedated, and for Apraxics, it's not a wise idea to use the

sedation if avoidable. See if there are any OTHER additional issues that

would warrant the MRI and take it from there

Becky

[Guest guest]

The standard for Apraxics?? Is that what your neuro said? That surprises

me greatly, because any of the experts who know much of anything about

Apraxia, is that it's NOT going to show up on something like the MRI or CT

scans, so

unless there are *OTHER* larger issues, most should not recommend this.

Becky

In a message dated 5/21/2008 9:48:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

debjward@... writes:

An MRI seems to be a standard thing for our children when we bring

them to a neurologist. The results of my son's MRI was " within normal

range " . Be prepared to learn nothing too!

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[Guest guest]

My son was was 15.5months when he took his first steps...i'm curious, is there a

connection?

ilizzy03 <lizlaw@...> wrote:

How old was she when she first walked?

[Guest guest]

No radiation involved in MRI. CT scans yes, but no MRI. Check with a

radiologist, but believe me, I am an expert already. I can't count how many my

son has had.

Laimi

 

From: ilizzy03 <lizlaw@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Apraxia/dyspraxia & head circumference

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 5:28 PM

It is magnetic resonance imaging and I believe radiation is involved.

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> From: Suz <suz.lopez@. ..>

> Subject: [childrensapraxiane t] Apraxia/dyspraxia & head

circumference

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> Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 5:20 AM

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> Hi,

> My 2yr 10month old son is dyspraxic and has sensorimotor

dysfunction.

> He is currently under the care of a neurologist who is concerned

about the size of his head. The doctor says he is off the charts for

his age group (note, my husband's side of the family have large

heads). Also, my son has a minor intention tremor in his hands which

I never noticed until his SLP made me aware of it. Does anyone else

have a similar situation? Is there a link between head circumference

and apraxia? The doctor wants to conduct an MRI, but I'm not sure

what to do...I don't want to put him through this at such a young

age. Has anyone else had MRI's?

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