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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 554815"><p>Hi - I just saw this under new posts and I am not a usual poster on this board. So take this with a grain of salt...</p><p></p><p>Definitely sounds like a neuro/brain issue. But AFAIK - shaken baby and similar brain injuries (that would lead to the extent of your step son's problems) usually have an markedly sudden "before and after" point. FWIW - I had my own neuro exam on Monday ( I had an apparent "double" concussion in April) and we had a long discussion about prognosis and late-term effects etc which touched on shaken baby syndrome. So forgive me if I take a a few moments of discussion and give "advice" - I know a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!!</p><p></p><p>However, I am very familiar with side effects of chemo and cancer treatments - many of which are latent and start to show up 15+ years after treatment. I think it's definitely likely that the chemo could be responsible for neurological impairment - especially since your stepson would have been receiving the chemo at the same age at which many of his important motor and neurological skills would have been developing. </p><p></p><p>That said, I read thru the symptoms and my FIRST thought was Cerebral Palsy. The rigidity, the crying, etc. Of course, I am only saying that with my very limited, and anecdotal knowledge of CP. (a close faily friend has a son with severe CP and I've watched him grow up. I also was a swimming "instructor" in a program for CP patients and people with brain stem injuries- again strictly anecdotal )</p><p></p><p>That said, at 17 he is still young enough to be evaluated at a Children's hospital. I would take him to your closest Children's Hospital for a full evaluation by their developmental pediatric department. They can string the medical and psychological history together and work to connect the dots. </p><p></p><p>Sorry to barge in!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 554815"] Hi - I just saw this under new posts and I am not a usual poster on this board. So take this with a grain of salt... Definitely sounds like a neuro/brain issue. But AFAIK - shaken baby and similar brain injuries (that would lead to the extent of your step son's problems) usually have an markedly sudden "before and after" point. FWIW - I had my own neuro exam on Monday ( I had an apparent "double" concussion in April) and we had a long discussion about prognosis and late-term effects etc which touched on shaken baby syndrome. So forgive me if I take a a few moments of discussion and give "advice" - I know a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!! However, I am very familiar with side effects of chemo and cancer treatments - many of which are latent and start to show up 15+ years after treatment. I think it's definitely likely that the chemo could be responsible for neurological impairment - especially since your stepson would have been receiving the chemo at the same age at which many of his important motor and neurological skills would have been developing. That said, I read thru the symptoms and my FIRST thought was Cerebral Palsy. The rigidity, the crying, etc. Of course, I am only saying that with my very limited, and anecdotal knowledge of CP. (a close faily friend has a son with severe CP and I've watched him grow up. I also was a swimming "instructor" in a program for CP patients and people with brain stem injuries- again strictly anecdotal ) That said, at 17 he is still young enough to be evaluated at a Children's hospital. I would take him to your closest Children's Hospital for a full evaluation by their developmental pediatric department. They can string the medical and psychological history together and work to connect the dots. Sorry to barge in!!! [/QUOTE]
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